المعرفة حول ارتفاع ضغط الدم بين النساء الحوامل في مستشفى النسائية والتوليد التعليمي في كربلاء المقدسة لعام2018

Knowledge Towards Pregnancy Induced Hypertension among Pregnant Women Attending Gynecology and Obstetrics Teaching Hospital in Karbala

Background: Pregnancy induced hypertension is a pattern of high blood pressure during pregnancy. It is one of the major causes of maternal mortality and neonatal morbidity in the world. It can be prevented by health education for early detection and proper management of the disease and its complications.
Objectives: To determine the level of knowledge of the pregnant women towards pregnancy induced hypertension. Subjects and Methods: A cross sectional study, was conducted among pregnant women in outpatient clinics, wards of gynecology and obstetrics teaching hospital, in Karbala, Iraq within a period from 1st of March to the 1st of June 2018.A convenient sample of 295 pregnant women, data collection was done through direct interview, using a special questionnaire for the purpose of the study. Student T-test and Analysis of Variance test were used to identify factors associated with the pregnant knowledge. Results: In this study, 81.7% of the pregnant women had heard about Pregnancy induced hypertension. Their source of information was from relatives and friends, then health care providers .About half of the participants had a weak knowledge score (46.9%). The knowledge score is significantly associated with the age of the participants, type of family, past medical history of pregnancy induced hypertension, past medical history of gestational diabetes, practicing sport and regular antenatal care visits.