FREQUENCY OF PREGNANCY INDUCED HYPERTENSION IN TEEN AGE MARRIED GIRLS AT PMCH NAWABSH

Abstract

Objectives: To determine the frequency of Pregnancy Induced Hypertension in Teenage married girls at PMCH Hospital Nawabshah.

Method: This cross-sectional study was carried out on 200 pregnant women from Gynecology & Obstetrics Department of Unit-1and 2 PMC Hospital Nawabshah from January 2018 to December 2018. The sampling technique was convenience sampling. Blood Pressure was taken by sphygmomanometer of mercury type B.P apparatus and interviewed all the study subjects. A well designed and structured questionnaire was used for data collection and analyzed statistically. The data was analyzed statistically by SPSS Version 20.0.

Results: The mean age of married teenage girls was 16.6 Years with SD + 2.3 Years. The study results show that 23.She of Teenage mothers were suffering from Pregnancy Induced Hypertension. 839c women participants were in the age group of 17 to 19 years. Majority 80.39c of marriages were in the age of 13 to16 years.769c of women were in 1" and 2ⁿ gravida.

Conclusion: 'Z‹th of Teenage married girls are suffering from Pregnancy Induced Hypertension. The maternal age of 17-19 years has been found most common age group for pregnancy induced hypertension.