Socioeconomic Maternal Risk Factors for Toxemia of Pregnancy: A Crosssectional study in a Tertiary Care Hospital of Chhattisgarh

Dr. Dharmendra Kumar Gahwai; Dr. Y.D. Badgaiyan

Volume : V, Issue : VII, July - 2016

Socioeconomic Maternal Risk Factors for Toxemia of Pregnancy: A Crosssectional study in a Tertiary Care Hospital of Chhattisgarh

Dr. Dharmendra Kumar Gahwai, Dr. Y. D. Badgaiyan

Abstract :

Objectives: – To study socioeconomic factors affecting toxemia of pregnancy among the mothers attending CIMS, Hospital Bilaspur (C.G.). Material and Methods: – Institution based descriptive cross sectional study. Total 1376 antenatal cases were studied. Predesigned and pretested questionnaire was used to collect data and Chi–square test was applied. Results: – Prevalence of Preeclampsia and Eclampsia among study population was 6.8%. Socioeconomic factors have significant association with toxaemia of pregnancy are education of mothers, source of water supply, use of sanitary latrine and IFA consumption during the pregnancy. Conclusion: Prevalence of toxemia in pregnancy is high in this region and the socioeconomic factors significantly affect toxemia of pregnancy.