Medical and obstetrical history of mothers admitted with pre-eclampsia with severe features at Abebech Gobena Mothers and Childrens Health and St. Peter’s Specialized Hospital, Ethiopia, 2023
Variables | Category | Frequency | Per cent (%) |
Gravidity | Primigravida Multigravida Grand multipara | 179 162 7 | 51.4 46.6 2.0 |
Parity | Nulliparous 1–3 ≥4 | 12 322 14 | 3.4 92.5 4.0 |
History of abortion | Null 1 ≥2 | 279 61 8 | 80.2 17.5 2.3 |
Antenatal care (ANC) contact | Yes No | 342 6 | 98.3 1.7 |
Number of ANC contact | 1–3 4–6 ≥7–8 | 74 252 22 | 21.3 72.4 6.3 |
Number of fetuses | Singleton Twin/multiple | 326 22 | 93.7 6.3 |
History of gestational hypertension | Yes No | 34 314 | 9.8 90.2 |
Family history of gestational hypertension | Yes No | 70 278 | 20.1 79.9 |
Medical history | Yes No | 27 321 | 7.8 92.2 |
Anaemia | Yes No | 8 340 | 2.3 97.7 |
Chronic hypertension | Yes No | 12 336 | 3.4 96.6 |
Diabetes mellitus | Yes No | 5 343 | 1.4 98.6 |
Renal disease | Yes No | 2 346 | 0.6 99.4 |