Hypertensive disorders of pregnacy among pregnant women with malaria attending antenantal clinic at Abia State University Teaching hospital (ABSUTH), Aba, Abia State
| dc.contributor.author | Offiah, Anulika Jessica | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2025-04-02T12:11:35Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2025-04-02T12:11:35Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2021-09 | |
| dc.description | This thesis is for the award of Master of Public Health (MPH) in Epidemiology and Disease Control | |
| dc.description.abstract | This study on the Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy among pregnant women attending Abia State University Teaching Hospital, Aba (ABSUTH) was carried out between March and April, 2018. The general aim of the study was to determine the influence of malaria on hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDP) among pregnant women attending ante-natal clinic at ABSUTH, Aba. The study design used in this research was a hospital-based cross-sectional study. This study design involved analyzing data from a population at one specific time. A total of sixty(60)pregnant women was drawn from a total population of seventy-one (71) pregnant women using the Taro Yammane sample size formula. The respondents were first tested for malaria using the rapid diagnostic test (RDT) kits, and those who tested positive for malaria were included in the daily study population and were given identification numbers to avoid counting an individual twice. The Taro Yammane sample size formula was applied to get the sample size for each day. Random sampling technique (Balloting) was used in selecting participants for the study after determining the study population for each day. A structured questionnaire with reliability coefficient of 0.88 was used to determine the socio-obstetric characteristics of the pregnant women, malaria parasite density was determined by microscopy, blood pressure of the women was determined using a Mercury sphygmo- manometer and urinalysis was carried out using Macherey-Nagel medi test combi-9 test strips. The data on socio-obstetric history of the pregnant women focused on three variables; maternal age, parity, and trimester. There was a significant relationship between HDPs and malaria parasite density among the pregnant women (X2 =10.40, P-Value = 0.034, df = 4). The result on the influence of maternal age on HDPs among the pregnant women with malaria showed a significant influence. Age ≤18 (X2 = 4.788, P-Value=0.309) and also among pregnant women between 26-44 years (X2 = 8.607, P-Value =0.071), on the contrary, there was no significant influence of maternal age on HDPs among pregnant women with malaria, aged 19-25 years (X2 = 0.617, P-Value = 0.962) and among ≥45 year old pregnant women (X2 = 0.000, P-Value = 1.000). The result on the influence of trimester on HDPs among the women with malaria showed a significant influence across the three trimesters(X2 = 11.00, P-Value = 0.022, df =4). Also, the results showed a significant influence of parity on HDPs among the women (X2 =3.81, P-Value = 0.432, df = 4). The study has shown that malaria affects the blood pressure of pregnant women which might cause hypertensive disorders during pregnancy. It is therefore, necessary that pregnant women be enlightened on the importance of early ante-natal visits and the need for pregnant women to protect themselves against malaria. | |
| dc.identifier.citation | Offiah, A. J. (2021). Hypertensive disorders of pregnacy among pregnant women with malaria attending antenantal clinic at Abia State University Teaching hospital (ABSUTH), Aba, Abia State (Unpublished Master's Thesis). Federal University of Technology, Owerri, Nigeria | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://repository.futo.edu.ng/handle/20.500.14562/1722 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | |
| dc.publisher | Federal University of Technology, Owerri | |
| dc.rights | Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International | en |
| dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/ | |
| dc.subject | Malaria parasite density | |
| dc.subject | hypertensive disorders of pregnancy | |
| dc.subject | trimester | |
| dc.subject | maternal age | |
| dc.subject | Department of Public Health | |
| dc.subject | parity | |
| dc.title | Hypertensive disorders of pregnacy among pregnant women with malaria attending antenantal clinic at Abia State University Teaching hospital (ABSUTH), Aba, Abia State | |
| dc.type | Master’s Thesis |