Prevalence and Predictors of Pre-Existing Hypertension among Prenatal Women: A Cross-Sectional Study in Ghana

• Main Authors: Hawawu Hussein (Author), Mansour Shamsipour (Author), Masud Yunesian (Author), Mohammad Sadegh Hassanvand (Author), Abraham Assan (Author), Akbar Fotouhi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences, 2021-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: We aimed to assess prevalence and predictors of pre-existing hypertension in pregnant women in three districts of Northern region, Ghana. Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted among 1626 women in the third trimester of pregnancy across four antenatal centers in 2018. A questi...