ASSOCIATION OF DEMOGRAPHICS VARIABLE WITH PRE- ECLAMPSIA AMONG MULTIGRAVIDA PREGNANT WOMEN ATTENDING ANTENATAL CARE
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Prevalence of Pre-Eclampsia, Pregnancy, Antenatal, demographic variable association
Abstract
Background: Pre-eclampsia is a significant concern in pregnancy, especially among multigravida women. Pre-eclampsia remains one of the leading causes of maternal and perinatal morbidity and mortality worldwide, posing a significant challenge to maternal healthcare systems.
Objective: To evaluate the association of demographic variables with pre-eclampsia among multigravida pregnant women attending antenatal care.
Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional analytical study was conducted at the Gynaecology OPD of Tertiary Care Hospitals Lahore Punjab. The study participants were multigravida women with pre-eclampsia. A Sample of n=271 was recruited, and a validated questionnaire was used to collect data from each participant. Data were entered into SPSS version 24 for analysis.
Results: The majority of the participants belonged to urban areas (63.1%), 32-35 years old were (38.6%), educational status was matric (41%), (87.1%) were housewives, 79.4% participants weight between 65-74kg. The respondents' educational status, her husband’s educational status and body weight p value <0.05 show these demographics were associated with pre-eclampsia while biological variables intended or unintended pregnancies, high Gravidity, and fewer visits to the hospital for antenatal care were associated with pre-eclampsia.
Conclusion: It is concluded that the prevalence of pre-eclampsia was 56.8%, demographic variables are Predictor characteristics that were linked to pre-eclampsia including the participant's low level of education, and overweight (p value<0.05).
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Samara Sardar
MSN Student, Lahore School of Nursing, The University of Lahore, Pakistan
Sarfraz Masih
Principal/Associate Professor, Lahore School of Nursing, The University of Lahore, Pakistan
Prof. Muhammad Afzal
Director, Academics Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, The University of Lahore, Pakistan