The Case for Early and Universal Screening for Gestational Diabetes Mellitus: Findings from 9314 Pregnant Women in a Major City in Nigeria.
Rosemary OguOmosivie MadukaVetty AgalaPrecious ObuahFaithwin HorsfallEsther AziCecilia NwibubasaUfuoma EdeworIbimonye PorbeniOsita JohnNgozi OrazulikeDango KalioKenneth OkaguaClement EdetAgiriye HarryHenry UgbomaClaribel AbamPublished in: Diabetes therapy : research, treatment and education of diabetes and related disorders (2022)
The practice of universal screening was useful in identifying GDM in 1 out of 20 pregnant women in the study sample. Screening at all trimesters was useful in identifying GDM. There is an urgent need to scale up early and universal screening for GDM across sub-Saharan Africa.