Knowledge, attitude and practice of women towards preeclampsia in port blair

Autor: Sonali Kishen, M. Vara Prasanna Rao
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: International journal of health sciences. :5907-5921
ISSN: 2550-696X
2550-6978
Popis: Preeclampsia (PE), also known as toxemia, is a multisystem disorder in pregnancy and main cause of perinatal mortality with long-term maternal complications. For a long time, PE was defined as the new onset hypertension and proteinuria after 20 weeks of gestation. This study was designed to assess the knowledge, attitude and practice of women towards preeclampsia among various urban and rural areas of Port Blair, Andaman & Nicobar Islands. A Cross – Sectional Study was conducted among 207 adult women in Port Blair, Andaman & Nicobar Islands. A structured questionnaire of 30 questions was designed to collect data on socio – demographic details and KAP and were filled by the participants who gave their consent. Data were analysed using the statistical package of Microsoft Excel and SPSS Software. Overall, 207 women participated in survey according to which, 26.19% of women had knowledge on preeclampsia, 50.48% of women have not heard of preeclampsia and according to their attitude 81.43% of the people stated that they don’t have proper knowledge regarding the restriction of the growth of a baby's womb.
Databáze: OpenAIRE