Tarkie Abebe Walle1, Abere Woretaw Azagew2. 1. University of Gondar, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, School of Nursing, Department of Surgical Nursing, Ethiopia. Electronic address: robaname@gmail.com. 2. University of Gondar, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, School of Nursing, Department of Surgical Nursing, Ethiopia.
Abstract
INTRODUCTION: Hypertensive disorders of Pregnancy are the major complications that cause about 60%-80% of all maternal deaths. Preeclampsia is a major hypertensive disorder of pregnancy that had caused maternal mortalities and morbidities all round the world. OBJECTIVE: To assess the prevalence of pregnancy induced hypertension disorder and associated factors among pregnant women attending antenatal care service at Gondar town public health institutions. METHODS: Institutional based cross-sectional study were conducted from April-June 2017 in Gondar town public health institutions, Northwest Ethiopia. The data were entered and analyzed by using SPSS version 20.0. RESULT: The prevalence of hypertensive disorder of pregnancy were 16.8%. Maternal age, family history of hypertension, and alcohol intake during pregnancy were significantly associated with hypertensive disorder of pregnancy. CONCLUSION: The finding of this study showed that there were a considerable proportion of women had hypertensive disorder of pregnancy. Therefore, it is important to give health education to develop health seeking behavior of pregnant women.
INTRODUCTION:Hypertensive disorders of Pregnancy are the major complications that cause about 60%-80% of all maternal deaths. Preeclampsia is a major hypertensive disorder of pregnancy that had caused maternal mortalities and morbidities all round the world. OBJECTIVE: To assess the prevalence of pregnancy induced hypertension disorder and associated factors among pregnant women attending antenatal care service at Gondar town public health institutions. METHODS: Institutional based cross-sectional study were conducted from April-June 2017 in Gondar town public health institutions, Northwest Ethiopia. The data were entered and analyzed by using SPSS version 20.0. RESULT: The prevalence of hypertensive disorder of pregnancy were 16.8%. Maternal age, family history of hypertension, and alcohol intake during pregnancy were significantly associated with hypertensive disorder of pregnancy. CONCLUSION: The finding of this study showed that there were a considerable proportion of women had hypertensive disorder of pregnancy. Therefore, it is important to give health education to develop health seeking behavior of pregnant women.