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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Journal of Health and Allied Sciences NU 2015; 05(01): 021-025
DOI: 10.1055/s-0040-1703857
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A STUDY ON OCCURRENCE OF SELECTED RISK FACTORS OF PREGNANCY AMONG ANTENATAL WOMEN WITH A VIEW TO DEVELOP AN INFORMATION BOOKLET

Neethu Varghese
1   Lecturer, Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecological Nursing, Anjarakandy Medical College, Kannur, Kerala,India
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Philomena Fernandes
2   Associate Professor & HOD, Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecological Nursing, Nitte Usha Institute of Nursing Sciences, Nitte University, Mangalore, Karnataka, India
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Abstract

The descriptive study was conducted to determine the occurrence of selected risk factors of pregnancy among antenatal women. Structured interview schedule was used to assess the risk factors of pregnancy among antenatal women. 150 samples were selected by purposive sampling technique. The study findings revealed that increased maternal age, short stature, increased blood pressure, abortion, decreased hemoglobin and GDM were the most prevalent risk factors in the study sample. There was significant association between gravid state and abortion (cal=26.78, p<0.05), gravid state and age (cal=9.79, p<0.05), education and hemoglobin level (cal=6.02, p<0.05) at 0.05 level of significance.

Keywords

risk factors - antenatal women - information booklet


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Article published online:
27 June 2020

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