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Journal of Pregnancy and Child Health
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  • Research Article   
  • J Preg Child Health,
  • DOI: 10.4172/2376-127X.1000379

Pregnancy Induced Hypertension and Associated Factors among Pregnant Women in Karamara Hospital, Jijiga, Eastern Ethiopia, 2015

Liyew Mekonen1*, Zemenu Shiferaw1, Eyob Wubshet2 and Semehal Haile3
1Department of Public Health, Jigjiga University, Ethiopia
2Department of Physiology, Jigjiga University, Ethiopia
3Department of Midwifery, Jigjiga University, Ethiopia
*Corresponding Author : Liyew Mekonen, Department of Public Health, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Reproductive Health and Nutrition Unit, Jigjiga University, Ethiopia, Tel: +251921626447, Fax: +251257755947, Email: liy900@gmail.com

Received Date: Apr 18, 2018 / Accepted Date: May 25, 2018 / Published Date: Jun 01, 2018

Abstract

Background: Pregnancy induced hypertension (PIH) is a significance rise of blood pressure during pregnancy, occurring after 20 weeks. It includes gestational hypertension, mild pre-eclampsia , sever pre-eclampsia and eclampsia. So more, women with PIH disorders may progress from mild diseases to more serious conditions. This study assessed pregnancy induced hypertension and associated factors among pregnant women.
Methods: A hospital based cross- sectional study design was conducted in Karamara hospital, Jijiga town among 408 pregnant. Systematic random sampling was employed. The data was collected using pretested semi-structured questionnaire and analyzed using SPSS Version 20. Results: The prevalence of pregnancy induced hypertension was 19.1% in Karamara hospital. Maternal education (AOR=2.5, 95% CI%=1.2-5.3), age (AOR=2.73, 95% CI=1.31-5.7), previous history of preeclampsia (AOR=19.3, 95% CI%=5.2-72.1) and family history of preeclampsia (AOR=7.2, 95% CI%=2.9-17.8) were identified as predictor factors for occurrence of pregnancy induced hypertension.
Conclusion and recommendations: One out of five women developed pregnancy induced hypertension in Karamara referral Hospital, Jigjiga Ethiopia. This is figure is very high compared to studies conducted in Ethiopia. Socio-demographic factors like age less than 25 years, lack formal education, previous history of PIH and family history of PIH were independent predictors of development of pregnancy induced hypertension. Hence, this study suggests that early detection and management of mothers with PIH should be mandatory as part of focused antenatal care. Lastly, this study suggests that further studies should be conducted to assess lifestyle and dietary factors, using analytical study designs.

Keywords: Pregnancy; Hypertension; Eclampsia

Citation: Mekonen L, Shiferaw Z, Wubshet E, Haile S (2018) Pregnancy Induced Hypertension and Associated Factors among Pregnant Women in Karamara Hospital, Jijiga, Eastern Ethiopia, 2015. J Preg Child Health 5: 379. Doi: 10.4172/2376-127X.1000379

Copyright: © 2018 Mekonen L, et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.

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