Shishu Pal Singh|Ekele Bissallah Ahmed|Shehu Constance Egondu|Nwobodo Emmanuel Ikechukwu
Hypertensive disorders in pregnancy among pregnant women in a Nigerian Teaching Hospital
Usmanu Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital, Sokoto|University of Abuja|Usmanu Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital, Sokoto|Usmanu Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital, Sokoto
hypertensive disorders pregnancy hdp represent group conditions associated high blood pressure pregnancy important cause fetomaternal morbidity mortality particularly developing countries aims study find prevalence hypertensive disorders associated risk factors among women attending antenatal clinic usmanu danfodiyo university teaching hospitaluduth sokotoa longitudinal study 216 consecutively recruited women less 20 weeks pregnant booking carried blood pressure measured woman booking subsequent visits urinalysis done booking whenever blood pressure elevated patients followedup delivery 6 weeks postpartum data entry analysis done using statistical analysis system sas statistical packagethe prevalence hdp study 17 preeclampsia 6 previous history preeclampsia p 0001 relative risk rr 42 conficence interval ci 21446812 multiple gestation p 003 rr 38 ci 10376235 gestational diabetes p 002 rr 48 ci 19106751 obesity p 0002 rr 27 ci 13735511 significant risk factors development hdp among study populationthe prevalence hdp study group high therefore paying attention risk factors ensure early detection prevention progression disease sequelae