Current PIH was associated with poor foetal outcomes.
Women with PIH were three times more likely to deliver
a low birth weight baby (OR 3.00, p = 0.0115), 4.3 times
more likely to have still birth (OR 4.34, p = 0.0517) and
four times more likely to have a baby with low Apgar
score at 5minutes (OR 4.47, p = 0.0155) compared to
women without PIH. There was however no statistically
significant difference in delivery before 37 weeks gestation
between women with PIH and those without (OR 1.70,
p = 0.1251) (Table 3).
Results of interviews with health workers and key
informants
Less than half of the health workers had sufficient knowledge
on the definition or management of PIH. Eleven of
the 25 health workers interviewed defined PIH as blood
pressure of 130/90 mmHg. Only seven mentioned that it
is from 20 weeks gestation and one mentioned that it
occurs up to 6weeks post delivery. Only seven respondents
could correctly state how PIH is managed according
to the reproductive health guidelines.
Conditions mentioned for referral of women with PIH
include blood pressure equal to or above 130/90 with