Volume : VIII, Issue : V, May - 2019

Incidence of Hypertension in rural population of Haryana region

Richa Gupta, Rashmi Chandel, Rajeev Garg

Abstract :

Background: The incidence of hypertensive disorders in pregnancy is increasing and is associated with maternal mortality. Current study was conducted to observe the incidence of hypertension in relation to various parameters in pregnant females of rural population of Haryana region. Material & Methods: In this hospital based study, pregnant females visiting the Obstetrics & Gynaecology department were screened and age of pregnant females, period of gestation, systolic and diastolic hypertension at different gestational ages were evaluated. Results: Incidence of hypertension was observed to be 14.9%. Preeclampsia accounted for 26.2%, gestational hypertension for 53.5%, chronic hypertension in pregnancy for 15.6%, and eclampsia for 3.6%. Conclusion: There is significant burden of hypertension in rural areas because of low education level and less availability of healthcare services. By reducing the environmental, social and behavioural risk factors we can monitor progress towards health promotion.

Keywords :

Hypertension   pregnancy   Haryana   Age   blood pressure  

Article: Download PDF    DOI : https://www.doi.org/10.36106/paripex  

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INCIDENCE OF HYPERTENSION IN RURAL POPULATION OF HARYANA REGION, Richa Gupta, Rashmi Chandel, Rajeev Garg PARIPEX‾INDIAN JOURNAL OF RESEARCH : Volume-8 | Issue-5 | May-2019


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