The Relationship among Age and Parity with the Incidence of Hypertension in Pregnant Women in Grinting Village, Bulakamba Sub-District, Brebes Regency

Abstract

Pregnant women are classified into groups that have a high risk during pregnancy until postpartum. One of the causes is hypertension in pregnancy. Factors of hypertension in pregnancy are age and parity. The purpose of the study was to determine the relationship among age and parity with the incidence of hypertension in pregnant women. This study used observational analytic method with cross-sectional approach. The number of samples taken by purposive sampling that were 49 pregnant women,. The results of this study were relationship among age with p value = 0,0002 (PR = 2,440, 95% CI = 1,004-6,559) and parity with p value = 0,0001 (PR = 2,335 95% CI = 1,0033, -5,446) with incidence of hypertension. The pregnant women with age >35 years and parity 1 times have a 2,880 chance of experiencing hypertension, compared with age <35 years and parity 1. Base on the results of multivariate analysis Age is the most dominant determinant (p value = 0,000 CI = 1,224-22,432, 95%) with the incidence of hypertension. Intensive counselling regarding pregnant women is needed, especially for wife and husband to increase knowledge them.