Description: This study examines how health-related knowledge and health beliefs about gestational diabetes are associated within and between American Indian and Alaska Native female adolescents and young adults at risk for GDM and their female caregivers, showing that caregivers’ knowledge can significantly influence adolescents’ perceptions of GDM risk and prevention and supporting the value of family-centered prevention approaches.

Citation: Sereika, S. M., Moore, K. R., Stotz, S., Chalmers, L. J., Garrow, H., Gonzales, K., O’Banion, N., Powell, J., Knoki-Wilson, U., Charron-Prochownik, D., & Stopping GDM Study Group (2024). The Associations Between Health-Related Knowledge and Health Beliefs Regarding Risk for Gestational Diabetes in American Indian and Alaska Native Female Adolescents and Young Adults at Risk for Gestational Diabetes and Their Female Caregivers: A Cross-Sectional Dyadic Analysis. Journal of midwifery & women’s health, 69(3), 383–393. https://doi.org/10.1111/jmwh.13643