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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
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environmental science
Incidence and risk factors of pre-eclampsia in the paropakar maternity and women’s hospital, Nepal: A retrospective study
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Volume 16, No. 19, Article 3571, Year 2019
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This study aims to determine the incidence of pre-eclampsia and distribution of risk factors of pre-eclampsia at Paropakar Maternity and Women’s Hospital, Kathmandu, Nepal. A retrospective study included 4820 pregnant women from 17 September to 18 December 2017. Data were obtained from the medical records of the hospital’s Statistics Department. Associations between the risk factors and pre-eclampsia were determined using logistic regression analysis and expressed as odds ratios. The incidence rate of pre-eclampsia in the study population was 1.8%. Higher incidence of pre-eclampsia was observed for women older than 35 years (Adjusted Odds Ratio, AOR)= 3.27; (Confidence Interval, CI 1.42-7.52) in comparison to mothers aged 20-24 years, primiparous women (AOR = 2.12; CI 1.25-3.60), women with gestational age less than 37 weeks (AOR = 3.68; CI 2.23-6.09), twins pregnancy (AOR = 8.49; CI 2.92-24.72), chronic hypertension (AOR = 13.64; CI 4.45-41.81), urinary tract infection (AOR = 6.89; CI 1.28-36.95) and gestational diabetes (AOR = 11.79; CI 3.20-43.41). Iron and calcium supplementation appear to be protective. Age of the mothers, primiparity, early gestational age, twin pregnancy, chronic hypertension, urinary tract infection and gestational diabetes were the significant risk factors for pre-eclampsia. Iron and calcium supplementation and young aged women were somewhat protective. © 2019 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland.
Authors & Co-Authors
Das, Seema
Norway, Tromso
Uit Norges Arktiske Universitet
Das, Rupesh
Unknown Affiliation
Bajracharya, Rashmita
United States, Oxford
Miami University
Baral, Gehanath
Nepal, Kathmandu
National Academy of Medical Sciences
Odland, Jon Øyvind
Norway, Tromso
Uit Norges Arktiske Universitet
Norway, Trondheim
Norges Teknisk-naturvitenskapelige Universitet
Odland, Maria Lisa
United Kingdom, Birmingham
University of Birmingham
Statistics
Citations: 13
Authors: 6
Affiliations: 5
Identifiers
Doi:
10.3390/ijerph16193571
ISSN:
16617827
Research Areas
Health System And Policy
Maternal And Child Health
Noncommunicable Diseases
Sexual And Reproductive Health
Study Design
Cross Sectional Study
Cohort Study
Case-Control Study
Study Approach
Quantitative
Participants Gender
Female