Assessment of Nutritional Status and Prevalence of Hypertension among Pregnant Women Attending Antenatal Clinic in Adventist Hospital, Accra-Ghana
- Author Kwabena Acheampong
- Co-Author Dorothy Baffour Awuah
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- Country : Ghana
- Subject : Public Health
Keywords : Body Mass Index, Blood Pressure, Hemoglobin and Trimester
Abstract
Background Pregnancy is deemed to be a wonderful experience for the expectant mother. Evidences manifested that adequate intake of nutrition is a key component for individual’s health and well-being, particularly during pregnancy. It is well known that inadequate maternal nutrition results in increased risks of short term consequences such as; low birth weight, preterm birth, Intra Uterine Growth Restriction, prenatal and infant mortality and morbidity.
Objective The objective of the study is to assess nutritional status and prevalence of hypertension among pregnant women Attending Antenatal Clinic in Adventist Hospital, Accra-Ghana
Methodology Using a cross-sectional design, 150 consenting participants were selected for the study. Maternal age, gestational age was collected from the antenatal record booklet. Hemoglobin levels, BMI, hypertension were assessed. Data were analyzed using the SPSS programme IBM version 20. Chi-square was used to investigate the association between independent variables and BMI categories. A p<0.05 was considered as statistically significance.
Results The findings indicate that 41.3% of the pregnant women were anaemic, 17.3% were obese and 10.0% were hypertensive.
Conclusion The study established that the prevalence of anemia was high and it is associated with parity. Preventive efforts targeting preconception nutrition and promotion of regular antenatal care visit throughout the normal pregnancy is urgently required.
The result show that 8% were overweight and 12% were obese
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