Knowledge among pregnant women regarding pregnancy-induced hypertension at a public hospital in Malaysia

Abdul Rashid, Nor'ain and Lee, Khuan and Mohd Zulkifli, Nik Qatrun Nadira and Mohammed, Auwalu (2023) Knowledge among pregnant women regarding pregnancy-induced hypertension at a public hospital in Malaysia. The Malaysian Journal of Nursing, 14 (3). pp. 102-109. ISSN 2231-7007 E-ISSN 2462-246X

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Abstract

Background: Pregnancy Induced Hypertension (PIH) is a significant contributor to various pregnancy complications. Therefore, an effective way to avoid possible fatal complications of the disease is to crest awareness among pregnant women. Pregnancy women will take responsibility to seek care on time if they have any complication when they have adequate knowledge on the danger sign in pregnancy. However, there is a lack of study done at public hospitals in Selangor regarding the knowledge level of PIH. Aim: To determine the level of knowledge regarding PIH among pregnant mothers. Methods: A cross-sectional design with systematic sampling was used. Total of 283 pregnant mothers who attended the antenatal clinic were recruited. All data were analysed using the Statistical Analysis Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 20. Results: The results showed that only 32.9% of the respondents had good knowledge of PIH, while 67.1% of the respondents had poor knowledge regarding PIH. Most of them with a higher level of education as tertiary (62.9%), two-thirds were employed (68.2%), the majority were Malays (89.8%), had children between 2 to 4 (36.4%), and 30.0% were currently pregnant for 16 to 20 weeks. Meanwhile, 53.0% of the respondents attended antenatal check-ups less than eight times. The result indicated a significant association between parity and level of knowledge on PIH (χ²= 7.848; p= 0.049). Conclusion: The majority of pregnant mothers have poor knowledge of PIH. Health education on PIH is needed to reduce the rate of delay in seeking treatment.

Item Type:	Article (Journal)
Uncontrolled Keywords:	knowledge, pregnancy-induced, hypertension, pregnant mothers
Subjects:	R Medicine > RT Nursing
Kulliyyahs/Centres/Divisions/Institutes (Can select more than one option. Press CONTROL button):	Kulliyyah of Nursing > Department of Critical Care Nursing
Depositing User:	Dr Nor'ain Abdul Rashid
Date Deposited:	24 Jul 2023 17:31
Last Modified:	24 Jul 2023 17:31
URI:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/id/eprint/105745

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