Factors influencing timely initiation and completion of gestational diabetes mellitus screening and diagnosis - a qualitative study from Tamil Nadu, India

Table 1 Characteristics of the pregnant women interviewed

	Area	Age	Education	Gestational age at first test
Woman 1	Urban	35	Graduate	2.5 months
Woman 2	Urban	23	12th Grade	4.5 months
Woman 3	Urban	31	Postgraduate	1.5 months
Woman 4	Urban	29	Postgraduate	1.5 months
Woman 5	Urban	23	Graduate	2 months
Woman 6	Urban	26	Postgraduate	2 months
Woman 7	Urban	25	Postgraduate	1 month
Woman 8	Urban	20	12th Grade	9 months
Woman 9	Urban	38	8th Grade	2 months
Woman 10	Urban	28	Postgraduate	3 months
Woman 11	Urban	25	Postgraduate	1 month
Woman 12	Urban	26	Graduate	3 months
Woman 13	Rural	28	12th Grade	8 months
Woman 14	Rural	25	8th Grade	7 months, but did not complete
Woman 15	Rural	23	9th Grade	5 months
Woman 16	Rural	22	10th Grade	7 months
Woman 17	Rural	21	10th Grade	3.5 months
Woman 18	Rural	22	Graduate	3 months, but did not complete 6 months when it was completed
Woman 19	Rural	22	9th Grade	4 months
Woman 20	Rural	20	7th Grade	4 months
Woman 21	Rural	22	10th Grade	5 months, but did not complete
Woman 22	Rural	24	Postgraduate	6 months
Woman 23	Rural	23	12th Grade	7 months
Woman 24	Rural	25	10th Grade	4 months, but did not complete 6 months when it was completed
Woman 25	Rural	26	12th Grade	7 months
Woman 26	Rural	25	10th Grade	4 months, but did not complete 5 months when it was completed
Woman 27	Rural	25	8th Grade	6 months
Woman 28	Rural	23	10th Grade	5 months
Woman 29	Rural	22	10th Grade	4 months
Woman 30	Rural	21	10th Grade	3 months

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