Assessment of Knwoledge and Practice of Nurses Working in Gynecology Emergency Room Towardes Pregnancy Induced Hypertension in Selected Government Public Hospitals Found in Addis Ababa,Ethiopia
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2017-06
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Addis Ababa University
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Background: - Pregnancy induced hypertension (PIH) is one of the most common causes of both
maternal and neonatal morbidity. Pre Eclampsia or Eclampsia was a pregnancy specific hypertensive
disease with a multi system involvement. It usually occurs after 20 weeks of gestation most often not
treated early it advanced to progress eclampsia (convulsive disorder of a pregnancy) it was associated with
significant maternal and fetal morbidity and mortality.
Objective: - the objective of this study is to assess the knowledge and practice of nurses working in
gynecology emergency room towards Pregnancy Induced Hypertension and association of having training
and work experience to their knowledge and practice in selected government public Hospitals of Addis
Ababa, Ethiopia.
Methods: - Institution based descriptive cross sectional study was conducted to assess knowledge &
practice of Nurses in Gynecology Emergency Room towards Pregnancy Induced Hypertension in selected
Government public Hospitals found in Addis Ababa Ethiopia. The hospitals were selected by simple
random sampling using lottery method with sample size determination of all nurses found in Gynecology
emergency Room. The study was conducted from December 08/2016 to June 22, 2017.
Result: - A total of 78 study participants were included in the study. The mean age of the respondents was
25.62 years in which 44(56.4%) of them were less than or equal to 25 years. Out of the total study
participants, fifty four (67.9%) of them found to have adequate knowledge towards pregnancy induced
hypertension. However, among the total 78 charts reviewed, 39(50%) of the charts had showed good
practice towards pregnancy induced hypertension. Only training was significantly associated with
knowledge towards pregnancy induced hypertension at p<0.003 but none of the variables were
significantly associated with practice towards pregnancy induced hypertension.
Conclusion and recommendation: - Based on the findings of this study, the level of knowledge and
practice was found to be low. Health institutions should create a mechanism of raising the level of
knowledge and practice towards pregnancy induced hypertension and strengthen on job training regarding
their work to improve the level of knowledge towards pregnancy induced hypertension.
Key words: -Chronic hypertension, gestational hypertension, pre-eclampsia, super imposed pre-
eclampsia, eclampsia, knowledge and practice of nurses.
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Chronic hypertension; Gestational hypertension; Pre-eclampsia; Super imposed pre- eclampsia, eclampsia; knowledge and practice of nurses.