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Hypertensive disorders in pregnancy among pregnant women in a Nigerian Teaching Hospital
BACKGROUND: Hypertensive disorders in pregnancy (HDP) represent a group of conditions associated with high blood pressure during pregnancy. It is an important cause of feto-maternal morbidity and mortality, particularly in developing countries. The aims of the study were to find the prevalence of hy...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4178334/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25298602 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0300-1652.140377 |
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author | Singh, Swati Ahmed, Ekele Bissallah Egondu, Shehu Constance Ikechukwu, Nwobodo Emmanuel |
author_facet | Singh, Swati Ahmed, Ekele Bissallah Egondu, Shehu Constance Ikechukwu, Nwobodo Emmanuel |
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description | BACKGROUND: Hypertensive disorders in pregnancy (HDP) represent a group of conditions associated with high blood pressure during pregnancy. It is an important cause of feto-maternal morbidity and mortality, particularly in developing countries. The aims of the study were to find the prevalence of hypertensive disorders and its associated risk factors among women attending the antenatal clinic of Usmanu Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital,(UDUTH) Sokoto. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A longitudinal study of 216 consecutively recruited women that were less than 20 weeks pregnant at booking was carried out. Blood pressure was measured for each woman at booking and at subsequent visits. Urinalysis was done at booking and whenever blood pressure was elevated. Patients were followed-up to delivery and 6 weeks postpartum. Data entry and analysis was done using Statistical Analysis System (SAS) statistical package. RESULTS: The prevalence of HDP in the study was 17% while preeclampsia was 6%. Previous history of preeclampsia (P < 0.001; Relative risk (RR) 4.2; conficence interval (CI) 2.144-6.812), multiple gestation (P < 0.03; RR 3.8; CI 1.037-6.235), gestational diabetes (P < 0.02; RR 4.8; CI 1.910-6.751) and obesity (P < 0.002; RR 2.7; CI 1.373-5.511) were the significant risk factors in the development of HDP among the study population. CONCLUSION: The prevalence of HDP in the study group is high. Therefore, paying attention to the risk factors will ensure early detection and prevention of the progression of the disease and its sequelae. |
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spelling | pubmed-41783342014-10-08 Hypertensive disorders in pregnancy among pregnant women in a Nigerian Teaching Hospital Singh, Swati Ahmed, Ekele Bissallah Egondu, Shehu Constance Ikechukwu, Nwobodo Emmanuel Niger Med J Original Article BACKGROUND: Hypertensive disorders in pregnancy (HDP) represent a group of conditions associated with high blood pressure during pregnancy. It is an important cause of feto-maternal morbidity and mortality, particularly in developing countries. The aims of the study were to find the prevalence of hypertensive disorders and its associated risk factors among women attending the antenatal clinic of Usmanu Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital,(UDUTH) Sokoto. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A longitudinal study of 216 consecutively recruited women that were less than 20 weeks pregnant at booking was carried out. Blood pressure was measured for each woman at booking and at subsequent visits. Urinalysis was done at booking and whenever blood pressure was elevated. Patients were followed-up to delivery and 6 weeks postpartum. Data entry and analysis was done using Statistical Analysis System (SAS) statistical package. RESULTS: The prevalence of HDP in the study was 17% while preeclampsia was 6%. Previous history of preeclampsia (P < 0.001; Relative risk (RR) 4.2; conficence interval (CI) 2.144-6.812), multiple gestation (P < 0.03; RR 3.8; CI 1.037-6.235), gestational diabetes (P < 0.02; RR 4.8; CI 1.910-6.751) and obesity (P < 0.002; RR 2.7; CI 1.373-5.511) were the significant risk factors in the development of HDP among the study population. CONCLUSION: The prevalence of HDP in the study group is high. Therefore, paying attention to the risk factors will ensure early detection and prevention of the progression of the disease and its sequelae. Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2014 /pmc/articles/PMC4178334/ /pubmed/25298602 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0300-1652.140377 Text en Copyright: © Nigerian Medical Journal http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0 This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 Unported, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Original Article Singh, Swati Ahmed, Ekele Bissallah Egondu, Shehu Constance Ikechukwu, Nwobodo Emmanuel Hypertensive disorders in pregnancy among pregnant women in a Nigerian Teaching Hospital |
title | Hypertensive disorders in pregnancy among pregnant women in a Nigerian Teaching Hospital |
title_full | Hypertensive disorders in pregnancy among pregnant women in a Nigerian Teaching Hospital |
title_fullStr | Hypertensive disorders in pregnancy among pregnant women in a Nigerian Teaching Hospital |
title_full_unstemmed | Hypertensive disorders in pregnancy among pregnant women in a Nigerian Teaching Hospital |
title_short | Hypertensive disorders in pregnancy among pregnant women in a Nigerian Teaching Hospital |
title_sort | hypertensive disorders in pregnancy among pregnant women in a nigerian teaching hospital |
topic | Original Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4178334/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25298602 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0300-1652.140377 |
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