TABLE 2.

Assessment and diagnosis of HDPs (N = 101).

Questions related to aspects of HDPs	Correct n (%)
Subjective data pertaining to medical history	79 (78.2)
Social history of pregnant women	73 (72.3)
Clinical manifestations of pre-eclampsia	96 (95.0)
Clinical manifestations of severe pre-eclampsia	57 (56.4)
Assessment of oedema in pregnant women with hypertension	92 (91.1)
Understanding pitting oedema	89 (88.1)
Factors affecting blood pressure reading	69 (68.3)
Appropriate patient position for correct reading of blood pressure	39 (38.6)
Using the same position or not when measuring the blood pressure of a pregnant woman	87 (86.1)
Type of test for pre-eclampsia	95 (94.0)
Test for assessing foetal status	76 (75.2)
Laboratory tests to diagnose pre-eclampsia	100 (99.0)

Source: Stellenberg and Ngwekazi (2016)

HDPs, hypertensive disorders during pregnancy.