Incidence of Pregnancy Induced Hypertensive Women and its Associated Factors
Samia Saifullah, Maryam Shoaib, Muhammad Sohail Tareen, Nosheen Sikander Baloch
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ABSTRACT
Background: Pregnancy induced hypertension is a fetal disease resulting
into morbidity and mortality of female as well as its neonate.
Objective: To find the incidence of pregnancy induced
hypertension in Pakistani women.
Study Design: Cross sectional study
Place and Duration of the Study: Department of Obstetrics
& Gynaecology, Sandeman Provincial Hospital, Quetta from 1st
March 2019 to 31st March 2021.
Methodology: Seven
hundred and twenty eight females were identified
with pregnancy induced hypertension from all the pregnant women attending the
outdoor were enrolled. Each female was checked for their protein urea as well
as systolic and diastolic blood pressure according to standard operating
protocol. Socio-demographic, clinical and family history were documented.
Results: Among
all pregnant women, 150 were identified as
pregnancy induced hypertensive with a 20.6% incidence of pregnancy induced
hypertension. The mean value systolic blood pressure value was 144.3±5.2
and of diastolic as 83.1±5.2 in pregnancy
induced hypertension women.
Conclusion: Family
history, obesity and renal diseases are the main factors associated with
pregnancy induced hypertension with an incidence of 20.6% among pregnant women.
Keywords: Pregnancy induced hypertension, Body mass index,
Pregnant women, Hypertension