Risk factors that affect blood hypertension in pregnant women at Centro de Salud Cisne 2, Guayaquil

Abstract

Introduction: arterial hypertension is a disease of unknown and multifactorial origin. It complicates approximately 10% of all pregnancies and is defined as a condition that occurs from the twentieth week of pregnancy onwards, during childbirth and the puerperium, characterized by arterial hypertension, proteinuria and edema. In the most severe cases, seizures and coma occur. Objective: To determine the risk factors that affect arterial hypertension in pregnant women at the Cisne 2 Health Center, Guayaquil. Methods: The study was carried out using a quantitative, retrospective and descriptive approach. The descriptive scope is used to know the behavior of each of the factors that have an incidence on the readmission of patients with Type II Diabetes. The population was made up of 15 pregnant women who attended the obstetric emergency service of the Cisne 2 Health Center, considering two aspects: geographic and demographic. The type of sample that was used was census, and the population was finite to provide the opportunity to all patients who are participants in the research and therefore reduce the index of the existence of bias in the research. The selection process was carried out randomly, guided by the theoretical parameters that define the type of simple random probabilistic sampling. Results: 66.7% of pregnant women have not received information on what are the risk factors for arterial hypertension in pregnancy, arterial hypertension occurred in 46.7% of the respondents, 53 3% affirm that they do not know that the lack of prenatal control can cause serious complications in their pregnancy, 60% would like to attend information workshops on arterial hypertension and 60% believe that with the development of In workshops, awareness of obstetric risks during pregnancy can be achieved. Conclusion: This study gave us the result that the greatest risk factor that affects arterial hypertension in pregnant women is the lack of knowledge about the disease and its serious consequences. That is why it is important to give workshops so that they learn about the subject and raise awareness of the risks that it could have in their pregnancy.