Table 1 Characteristics and clinical features of the participants
Characteristic | Preeclampsia | Eclampsia | PE/E (n = 335) |
|---|---|---|---|
Age (yr) | |||
≤ 19 | 5 (1.8) | 9 (16.7) | 14 (4.2) |
20–24 | 28 (10.0) | 13 (24.1) | 41 (12.2) |
25–29 | 80 (28.5) | 12 (22.2) | 92 (27.5) |
30–34 | 91 (32.4) | 14 (25.9) | 105 (31.3) |
≥ 35 | 77 (27.4) | 6 (11.1) | 83 (24.8) |
Mean | 30.8 | 26.7 | 30.1 |
Median (interquartile range) | 31.0 (27–35) | 26.5 (21–30) | 30.0 (26–34) |
Marital status | |||
Single | 2 (0.8) | 3 (5.6) | 5 (1.5) |
Married | 271 (96.4) | 51 (94.4) | 322 (96.1) |
Divorced | 8 (2.8) | 0 | 8 (2.4) |
Types of education | |||
No formal education | 6 (2.1) | 7 (13.0) | 13 (3.9) |
Primary | 38 (13.5) | 11 (20.4) | 49 (14.6) |
Secondary | 120 (42.7) | 26 (48.1) | 146 (43.6) |
Tertiary | 108 (38.4) | 8 (14.8) | 116 (34.6) |
Missing | 9 (3.3) | 2 (3.7) | 11 (3.3) |
Parity | |||
Nulliparous | 97 (34.5) | 25 (46.3) | 122 (36.3) |
Primiparous | 60 (21.4) | 12 (22.2) | 72 (21.5) |
Multiparous | 93 (33.1) | 12 (22.2) | 105 (31.3) |
Grand multiparous | 31 (11.0) | 5 (9.3) | 36 (10.7) |
Booking status | |||
Unbooked | 15 (5.3) | 14 (25.9) | 29 (8.7) |
Booked at the teaching hospital | 91 (32.4) | 3 (5.6) | 94 (28.1) |
Booked elsewhere at PHC | 53 (18.9) | 17 (31.5) | 70 (20.9) |
Booked in a secondary health center | 97 (34.5) | 14 (25.9) | 111 (33.1) |
Booked in a private clinic/maternity center | 25 (8.9) | 6 (11.1) | 31 (9.3) |
Attend ANC | |||
No | 15 (5.3) | 14 (25.9) | 29 (8.7) |
Yes | 266 (94.7) | 40 (74.1) | 306 (91.3) |
Place of ANC | |||
Teaching hospital | 84 (29.9) | 2 (3.7) | 86 (25.7) |
General hospital | 107 (38.1) | 15 (27.8) | 122 (36.4) |
Primary health care | 48 (17.1) | 15 (27.85) | 63 (18.8) |
Private clinic/maternity home | 27 (9.6) | 8 (14.8) | 35 (10.4) |
No ANC attended | 15 (5.3) | 14 (25.9) | 29 (8.7) |