Table 1.
Socio-demographic and obstetric characteristics of women with hypertensive disorders in pregnancy at KBTH
| Variable | Preeclampsia n = 140 |
Gestational Hypertension n = 184 |
Chronic hypertension n = 23 |
Preeclampsia suprimposed on chronic hypertension n = 21 |
Total (N = 368) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AGE GROUP < 20 years |
9 (6.4) | 11 (6.0) | 0 | 0 | 20 (5.4) |
| 20–34 years | 110 (78.6) | 122 (66.3) | 15 (65.2) | 9 (42.9) | 276 (69.9) |
| = > 35 years | 21 (15.0) | 51 (27.7) | 8 (34.8) | 12 (57.1) | 92 (25.0) |
| GRAVIDITY 1 |
57 (40.7) | 63 (34.2) | 4 (17.4) | 6 (28.6) | 130 (35.3) |
| 2–4 | 73 (52.1) | 98 (53.3) | 17 (73.9) | 10 (47.6) | 198 (53.8) |
| = > 5 | 10 (7.7) | 23 (12.5) | 2 (8.7) | 5 (23.8) | 40 (10.9) |
| PARITY 0 |
57 (40.7) | 63 (34.2) | 4 (17.4) | 6 (28.6) | 130 (35.3) |
| 1–3 | 73 (52.1) | 98 (53.3) | 17 (73.9) | 10 (47.6) | 198 (53.8) |
| = > 4 | 10 (7.1) | 23 (12.5) | 2 (8.7) | 5 (23.8) | 40 (10.9) |
| MARITAL STATUS Married/cohabitation |
112 (80.0) | 145 (78.8) | 20 (87.0) | 18 (85.7) | 295 (80.2) |
| Single | 28 (20.0) | 39 (21.2) | 3 (13.0) | 3 (13.0) | 73 (19.8) |
| EDUCATION None |
17 (12.1) | 16 (8.7) | 3 (13.0) | 1 (4.3) | 37 (10.1) |
| Primary school | 16 (11.4) | 23 (12.5) | 5 (21.7) | 3 (14.3) | 47 (12.8) |
| Secondary school | 91 (65.0) | 124 (67.4) | 13 (56.5) | 14 (66.7) | 242 (65.8) |
| Tertiary | 16 (11.4) | 21 (11.4) | 2 (8.7) | 3 (14.3) | 42 (11.4) |
| ANTENATAL VISITS Less than 4 |
27 (19.3) | 22 (12.0) | 0 | 3 (14.3%) | 52 (14.1) |
| 4 or more | 113 (80.7) | 162 (88.0) | 23 (100.0) | 18 (85.3) | 316 (85.9) |
Values in the Table are given as number (percentage)