PMID- 37292078 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE LR - 20231031 IS - 2230-8210 (Print) IS - 2230-9500 (Electronic) IS - 2230-9500 (Linking) VI - 27 IP - 2 DP - 2023 Mar-Apr TI - Prevalence of Hyperglycemia in Pregnancy and Related Screening Practices in Rural Dehradun: The First Population-Based Study from Uttarakhand (PGDRD-1). PG - 145-153 LID - 10.4103/ijem.ijem_459_22 [doi] AB - AIMS: Phase I of the Prevalence of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus in Rural Dehradun (PGDRD) project estimates hyperglycemia in pregnancy (HIP) prevalence and identifies gaps in the utilization of community-related services in rural areas of the Dehradun district (western Uttarakhand); a state where notably no prior population-based study has ever been conducted despite being an Empowered Action Group state for more than two decades. METHODS: Using a multistage random sampling technique, 1,223 pregnant women locally registered in the rural field practice area of a block were identified. Those requiring HIP screening were subjected to a 2-h 75 g oral glucose tolerance test during the house visit irrespective of their period-of-gestation and last meal timings, diagnosed using the Diabetes in Pregnancy Study Group India (DIPSI) criterion (when indicated). Data were collected by personal interviews using a pretested data collection tool. Statistical Package for Social Sciences version 20.0 was used for analysis. RESULTS: The overall HIP prevalence recorded was 9.7% (95% CI: 8.1-11.5%); the majority (95.8%) were GDM followed by overt DIP (4.2%). Less than 1% of the subjects (0.7%) self-reported pre-GDM. Despite this burden, more than three-fourths were never screened for HIP in their pregnancy. Of those tested, the majority availed secondary healthcare facilities. Few even had to bear expenses in private with a very handful being tested free-of-cost by ANM in the community; findings that altogether sharply contrast to those recommended by national protocols. CONCLUSION: Despite the high HIP burden, beneficiaries are unable to utilize community-related universal screening protocols as desired. CI - Copyright: (c) 2023 Indian Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism. FAU - Mishra, Surabhi AU - Mishra S AD - Department of Community Medicine, Himalayan Institute of Medical Sciences (HIMS), Swami Rama Himalayan University (SRHU), Swami Ram Nagar, Jolly Grant, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India. FAU - Semwal, Jayanti AU - Semwal J AD - Department of Community Medicine, Himalayan Institute of Medical Sciences (HIMS), Swami Rama Himalayan University (SRHU), Swami Ram Nagar, Jolly Grant, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India. FAU - Srivastava, Abhay AU - Srivastava A AD - Department of Community Medicine, Himalayan Institute of Medical Sciences (HIMS), Swami Rama Himalayan University (SRHU), Swami Ram Nagar, Jolly Grant, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India. FAU - Kumar Mishra, Surendra AU - Kumar Mishra S AD - Department of Water Resources Development and Management, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, Roorkee, Uttarakhand, India. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20230414 PL - India TA - Indian J Endocrinol Metab JT - Indian journal of endocrinology and metabolism JID - 101555690 PMC - PMC10245310 OTO - NOTNLM OT - DIPSI OT - Diabetes in pregnancy OT - gestational diabetes mellitus OT - oral glucose tolerance test OT - pre-GDM COIS- There are no conflicts of interest. EDAT- 2023/06/09 06:42 MHDA- 2023/06/09 06:43 PMCR- 2023/03/01 CRDT- 2023/06/09 04:15 PHST- 2022/12/21 00:00 [received] PHST- 2023/03/05 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2023/03/09 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2023/06/09 06:43 [medline] PHST- 2023/06/09 06:42 [pubmed] PHST- 2023/06/09 04:15 [entrez] PHST- 2023/03/01 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - IJEM-27-145 [pii] AID - 10.4103/ijem.ijem_459_22 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Indian J Endocrinol Metab. 2023 Mar-Apr;27(2):145-153. doi: 10.4103/ijem.ijem_459_22. Epub 2023 Apr 14.