The main objective of this research is to find out the health awareness of Hypertension among pregnant women. Hypertension is a common condition among pregnant women, it happens when the blood pressure of the patient goes up, (Singh, et al, 2014) it has severe impacts on the health of the patient since it can lead to stroke, heart and kidney complications. Due to this, the research will help in identifying and coming up with the appropriate measures to solve these problems.
Readers will have varied interests on this research, to begin with, is to knowing whether people are aware of this disease, knowledge about the disease can go a long way in helping the women to seek medical assistance once they notice any symptoms of hypertension, (Pimenta, 2012). Also, the reader will be interested in finding out the major impacts that can happen to the pregnant women in case they sufferers the disease, The risks that one will be exposed to for not attending the antenatal service especially for the people who still uses the traditional methods of giving birth. And the measures that has been put in place to ensure that the women suffering from this condition are treated and the condition doesn’t pose a threat on the life of the pregnant woman as well as that of the unborn child.
The research question is aimed at examine whether the people are aware of hypertension among the pregnant women, its signs and symptoms, its effect on the health of the patient and the unborn child, how it can be cured. This will benefit the women since, the awareness will help in ensuring that the women do not risk their lives, by not seeking medicals services once the signs start to show. For the case where the people are not aware of hypertension, they may tend to ignore the signs which could pose great danger to the life of the pregnant women and their unborn babies. Knowing the hypertension is a dangerous disease will discourage many women from practicing the traditional child birth practices a step that will reduce the molarity rate during giving birth.
Gaps in a study are questions or problems that has not been answered by the study, they include the fact that most of the studies only targets the pregnant women, as a result of this, we won’t be able to know whether other people including men and women who are yet to get pregnant have adequate knowledge about hypertension during pregnancy since it will help in building the support system for the hypertensive disorders patients. This is because proper knowledge about these diseases among the men will help in ensuring they participate in helping the pregnant women access the health services in case of the disease attacking them, also it will help the young women in knowing the things one can do I order to prevent the disease even before forgetting pregnant.
The study will help in evaluating whether the general population has adequate information about hypertension among the pregnant women, since this will help in enhancing the understanding about hypertension, And the health measures that can be considered in order to minimize the chances of the diseases occurring, where, the people with experience will be able to share about the practices they undertook to lower the risk of high blood pressure during pregnancy, (Middendorp, et al, 2013) some of this measures are, limiting excess salt intake, and getting regular physical exercise.
The level of awareness among the pregnant women about hypertension. To evaluate whether there is adequate and helpful information which will help in lowering the risks of the disease occurring and the measure that can be put in place to solve the problem.
The sign and symptoms that are displayed by patients suffering from hypertension during pregnancy, since this will help in putting emphasize on the importance of seeking medical service in order to prevent harmful effects of hypertension during pregnancy which may include death. On the other hand, it will help in knowing the effects the disease has to the child. The preventing measures that can be implemented or practiced by the pregnant women so as to ensure that they are safe by reducing the chances of getting the disease.
The findings will benefit women during pregnancy, since they will know when they should get to the health professional incase, they notice the signs of hypertension, Also, they will be able to differentiate common illnesses which does not pose great health risks from hypertension which is a very dangerous disease.
The people surrounding the victims and the vulnerable targets of hypertension will acquire enough information about the disease, this will encourage them observe that the pregnant women observe the preventive measures, in order to keep them safe. In addition to that, they will help in providing the necessary support to the patients.
The purpose of this study is to contribute into the proper understanding of hypertension among the pregnant women. Since inadequate information of the same could possibly keep women’s life in danger as well as that of their babies. In order to ensure that this is achieved, massive education about hypertension during pregnancy should be provided to the people.
References
Middendorp, D., Asbroek, A.t., Bio, F.Y. et al. (2013) Rural and urban differences in blood pressure and pregnancy-induced hypertension among pregnant women in Ghana. Global Health 9, 59. Doi.org/10.1186/1744-8603-9-59
Pimenta, E. (2012) Hypertension in women. Hypertens Res 35, 148–152. https://doi.org/10.1038/hr.2011.190
Singh, S., Ahmed, E. B., Egondu, S. C., & Ikechukwu, N. E. (2014). Hypertensive disorders in pregnancy among pregnant women in a Nigerian Teaching Hospital. Nigerian medical journal: journal of the Nigeria Medical Association, 5, 384–388. Doi.org/10.4103/0300-1652.140377