A descriptive study was undertaken to assess the knowledge regarding pregnancy induced hypertension among primigravida mothers attending antenatal OPD at selected hospital, Jalandhar, Punjab. The objectives of the study was to assess the knowledge regarding pregnancy induced hypertension among primigravida mothers and to find the relation between knowledge regarding pregnancy induced hypertension among primigravida mothers with their selected demographic variables. 30 primigravida mothers attending the antenatal OPD of selected hospital were included in the study using simple random technique and their knowledge was assessed using structured questionnaire schedule. The findings of the study showed that 30% antenatal mothers had a good knowledge regarding PIH and 63% had average knowledge regarding PIH and only 7% mothers had poor knowledge of PIH.
Knowledge, primigravida mothers, pregnancy induced hypertension (PIH)
