Table 3.
Current Obstetrical History of Eclamptic Mothers Delivered at Gandhi Memorial Hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 2019 (n=185)
| Variables | Group | Frequency | Percentage (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gravidity | Primigravida | 54 | 29.2 |
| Multigravida | 94 | 50.8 | |
| Grandgravidity | 37 | 20 | |
| Parity | Primipara | 72 | 38.9 |
| Multi-para | 87 | 47.0 | |
| Grand-para | 26 | 14.1 | |
| Abortion | Zero | 54 | 29.2 |
| One | 74 | 40.0 | |
| Two | 43 | 23.2 | |
| Greater than two | 14 | 7.6 | |
| Gestational age | Preterm | 105 | 56.8 |
| Term | 68 | 36.8 | |
| Post-term | 12 | 6.5 | |
| Attended antenatal follow | Yes | 142 | 76.8 |
| No | 43 | 23.2 | |
| Number of children | No children | 56 | 30.3 |
| One | 73 | 39.5 | |
| Two | 28 | 15.1 | |
| More than two | 28 | 15.1 | |
| Prior history of PIH | Yes | 131 | 70.8 |
| No | 54 | 29.2 | |
| Drugs given during the current pregnancy | Methyldopa: | 93 | 50.3 |
| Nifedipine | 74 | 40.0 | |
| Hydralazine | 160 | 86.5 | |
| Magnesium sulphate | 170 | 91.9 | |
| Diazepam: | 98 | 53.0 |