Assessment of knowledge, practice and attitudes regarding preeclampsia among women with pregnancy induced hypertension at selected hospital, Bangalore

Pregnancy is life-changing, exciting, moment in every women life. Women enjoy being pregnant and some found their experience of pregnancy more challenging, when pregnancy turns to high-risk complicating with physical, emotional reasons or a combination of both. Hypertensive disorders in pregnancy are the major threat and turns pregnancy challenging one.

1. To assesses the Knowledge, attitude and practice of preeclampsia among PIH women. 2. To correlate between knowledge, practice and attitude on women with pregnancy induced hypertension. 3. To associate knowledge, attitude and practice score with selected demographic variables.

A Descriptive design was selected.100 pregnant women were recruited by purposive sampling method and were assessed using structured knowledge questionnaire and checklist to assess their practice and attitude.

Selected tertiary care hospital at Bangalore.

Overall Majority 71% of PIH women had moderately adequate knowledge, 28% of PIH women had inadequate knowledge and one percent of had adequate knowledge of preeclampsia.63% and 37% of women had favourable, unfavorable practice respectively. Considering the attitude majority 83% of them had favourable attitude on preeclampsia. There was positive correlation found between knowledge and the attitude of women. There was significant association between Age and place of residence with knowledge score.

The study evidenced that PIH women had inadequate knowledge in the aspects of basic knowledge, effects of preeclampsia and measure to manage the condition. Majority of PIH women had favourable level of practice and attitude. There was moderately significant correlation between knowledge and attitude. The PIH women attitude demonstrated significant association with their education.