Pregnancy complications contribute considerably to maternal and newborn
morbidity and mortality. The present study aimed to evaluate the effect of
self-care management program utilization among antenatal mothers with
pregnancy-induced hypertension (PIH). The study used a quasi-experimental
design. It study was carried out in the out-patient clinic in Benha university
hospital, Egypt. Based on a purposive sample, 67 pregnant women diagnosed
with pregnancy-induced hypertension were included. To collect the data, two
instruments were used, a structured interviewing questionnaire, and self-care
reported practice assessment. The analysis of data revealed that more than
three quarters (80.6% of pregnant women) had incorrect knowledge about
self-care of PIH and only 37.3 % of pregnant women had adequate knowledge
score at pre-intervention that increased to 77.6 % in post-intervention.
Additionally, a highly statistically significant difference was revealed between
total self-care practices scores related to pregnancy-induced hypertension
before and after intervention (p |
