Effect of Dhikr on Blood Pressure in Pregnant Women with Hypertension

Abstract

Background: Hypertension is a 5-10% of complications in pregnancy and is one of the most common causes of death besides bleeding and infection, and also contributes to the morbidity and mortality of pregnant women. The purpose of this study was to examine effect of dhikr on blood pressure in pregnant women with hypertension. Subjects and Method: This was an experimental study conducted in Banjarnegara district health center, Central Java, in June 2018. A sample of 30 pregnant women with hyper-tension was selected for this study randomly. The dependent variable was blood pressure. The independent variable was dhikr. Blood pressure was measured by sphygmomanome-ter. Mean difference between of systolic and diastolic blood pressure in two groups after intervention was tested by t test. Results: After intervention, diastolic blood pressure in the intervention group (Mean=