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| | | Article Name : | | | Pregnancy-Induced Hypertension among Pregnant Women Attending Health Care Centers in Irbid, Jordan | | Author Name : | | | Rawan Jaradat, Yousef Khader, Ibrahim Al-Zoubi, Anwar Batieha | | Publisher : | | | Bridge Center | | Article URL : |  | | | Abstract : | | | Background: Pregnancy-induced hypertension is considered one of the major causes of maternal morbidity and mortality worldwide alongside bleeding and infection. The prevalence of pregnancy-induced hypertension ranges from 4.6% to 13.1% globally. The pathophysiology of pregnancy-induced hypertension is unclear so far. But, there are some risk factors that predispose to it. The aim of this study is to measure the prevalence of pregnancy-induced hypertension and to determine the risk factors which predispose to it among pregnant women who attend the maternal health care centers in Irbid, Jordan.
Methods: A total of 317 pregnant women who attended maternal health care centers for antenatal care were interviewed face-to-face using a structured questionnaire and got their height, weight, and blood pressure measured. The process started in December 2019, paused during the covid-19 pandemic, and terminated in January 2021. Gestational age was calculated in weeks using the date of the last menstrual period. Data were analyzed using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 16.
Results: The prevalence of pregnancy-induced hypertension was (7.6%). Having a positive family history of chronic hypertension (Adjusted OR=3.43, p=0.021), and pre-pregnancy obesity (Adjusted OR=4, p =0.009) were significantly associated with pregnancy-induced hypertension. Being in the third trimester of pregnancy was marginally significant (adjusted odds ratio=3.13, p=0.06).
Conclusion: the prevalence of pregnancy-induced hypertension was (7.6%). Positive family history of chronic hypertension, body mass index before pregnancy, and gestational age were significantly associated with pregnancy-induced hypertension.
| | Keywords : | | | Pregnancy-induced hypertension, Risk factors, Body mass index, Jordan |
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