Table 4.
Barriers identified by women with GDM.
| Barriers | Women with less tight glycaemic treatment targets n = 20 (% of 20) |
Women with tighter glycaemic treatment targets n = 40 (% of 40) |
Women total n = 60 (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health information available only in English | 8 (40) | 25 (62.5) | 33 (55) |
| Health information in words not visual | 5 (25) | 11 (27.5) | 16 (26.6) |
| Being offered unhealthy food by family, friends, and work colleagues | 5 (25) | 14 (35) | 23 (38.3) |
| Impatient, not being believed, and being judged by health professionals | 7 (35) | 6 (15) | 13 (21.6) |
| Inconsistent information by health professionals | 4 (20) | 6 (15) | 10 (16.6) |
| Never seeing the same health professional twice | 3 (15) | 5 (12.5) | 8 (13.3) |
| Long waiting hours at clinic | 4 (20) | 3 (7.5) | 7 (11.6) |
| Being hungry | 14 (70) | 23 (57.5) | 37 (61.6) |
| Increased costs | 7 (35) | 8 (20) | 15 (25) |