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| Paper Title: | A DESCRIPTIVE STUDY TO ASSESS THE KNOWLEDGE REGARDING PREGNANCY INDUCED HYPERTENSION AMONG STAFF NURSES WORKING IN A GOVERNMENT HOSPITAL JAMMU, (J&K) |
| Authors Name: | Jyoti Kapoor |
| Unique Id: | IJSDR1904078 |
| Published In: | Volume 4 Issue 4, April-2019 |
| Abstract: | Pregnancy can be the most beautiful experience by a reproductive married female as it is the creation of a new life. In all cultures, being pregnant or to give birth to a child is considered as a vital and divine event. Pregnancy experiences are different for different females. Some females carries pregnancy without any ailments or disorders and some females experiences many problems during pregnancy. Pregnancy induced hypertension is one of the common problems faced by pregnant females after 20 weeks of gestation. Pregnancy induced hypertension is the development of new hypertension in a pregnant women after 20 weeks gestation without the presence of protein in the urine or other signs of pre-eclampsia.(WHO) The most significant risk factors for pregnancy induced hypertension are previous history of pre eclampsia, multiple gestation, history of chronic high blood pressure, diabetes, kidney disease or organ transplants. Pregnancy induced hypertension is generally a silent condition. It is associated with significant maternal and fetal morbidity and mortality. World-wide treatment of this disorder remains a challenge. Present study conducted to assess the knowledge regarding pregnancy induced hypertension (PIH) among 100 staff nurses in Government SMGS hospital of Jammu (J&K). Socio-demographic profile and a self structured questionnaire was used to collect data from 100 staff nurses. The study revealed that majority of the staff nurses 64 (64%) had adequate knowledge followed by 36 (36%) had moderately adequate knowledge and none of them had inadequate knowledge regarding pregnancy induced hypertension. |
| Keywords: | Pregnancy, Hypertension, Pre-eclampsia, Mortality and Morbidity |
| Cite Article: | "A DESCRIPTIVE STUDY TO ASSESS THE KNOWLEDGE REGARDING PREGNANCY INDUCED HYPERTENSION AMONG STAFF NURSES WORKING IN A GOVERNMENT HOSPITAL JAMMU, (J&K)", International Journal of Science & Engineering Development Research (www.ijsdr.org), ISSN:2455-2631, Vol.4, Issue 4, page no.368 - 370, April-2019, Available :http://www.ijsdr.org/papers/IJSDR1904078.pdf |
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| Publication Details: | Published Paper ID: IJSDR1904078 Registration ID:190423 Published In: Volume 4 Issue 4, April-2019 DOI (Digital Object Identifier): Page No: 368 - 370 Publisher: IJSDR | www.ijsdr.org ISSN Number: 2455-2631 |
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