Knowledge and Attitude of Pregnant Women Towards Preeclampsia in Assiut Governorate

NCT05955690 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: gehadkhalaf
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 261
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Our study will be a cross sectional study to evaluate the knowledge level and attitude of pregnant women towards preeclampsia and factors affecting it ,the study will be done at Assiut University Hospitals - Women's Health Hospital. all pregnant women who will come to ANC visits will be included .the study tool is a well structured questionnaire for assessment of our outcomes.

Conditions

Preeclampsia

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (3)

• Prevalence of Knowledge of pregnant women about preeclampsia

  assessement of knowledge"poor,moderate or good " by answering a structured questionnaire .The women will answer by yes , no or I don't know , A scoring system, where a correct answer attracts a score of one (1) and a wrong or no response (or I don't know) attracts a score of zero (0) was used to scale participants' knowledge of preeclampsia . The scores were expressed as percentages and Bloom's cut-off point will be employed to classify knowledge of PE into three levels: poor (\< 60%), moderate (60-80%) and good (80-100%).high score means a better outcome .

  just after ending the interview in which we filled in questionnaire

• Attitude of pregnant women towards preeclampsia

  assessement of attitude ""positive ,neutral or negative " by answering a structured questionnaire.The women will answer by agree ,disagree or unsure , Attitude was reported as positive, neutral and negative when they scored 80-100 %, 60-79 %, and less than 60 % of the attitude assessment questions respectively using the Bloom's cut-off point.

  just t after ending the interview in which we filled in questionnaire

• Associated factor with knowledge and attitude of pregnant women towards preeclampsia

  studying sociodemographic ,medical and obstetric factors that affect knowledge and attitude of pregnant women towards preeclampsia by well structured questionnaire "by the previous scale"

  through study completion, an average of 1 year

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 45 Years
• Gender Eligibility Details: because we need pregnant women so it is a gender based study
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

All pregnant women in first, second and third trimester who will come to receive antenatal care (ANC) services

You may qualify if:

• All pregnant women.
• pregnant women in first, second and third trimester.
• pregnant women who come to receive ANC at Assiut University Hospitals - Women's Health Hospital out patient clinic.

You may not qualify if:

• Pregnant women that are unwell to give consent.
• Pregnant women who are already diagnosed by preeclampsia and eclampsia.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Assiut University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Assiut university

Asyut, 71515, Egypt

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Pre-Eclampsia

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Hypertension, Pregnancy-Induced; Pregnancy Complications; Female Urogenital Diseases and Pregnancy Complications; Urogenital Diseases

Study Officials

• Ahmed M Abbas, MD

  Assiut University

  STUDY CHAIR

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: OTHER
• Time Perspective: CROSS SECTIONAL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Principle investigator

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: July 12, 2023
• First Posted: July 21, 2023
• Study Start: January 1, 2024
• Primary Completion: December 1, 2024
• Study Completion: June 1, 2025
• Last Updated: July 20, 2025

Record last verified: 2024-09

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

EG (1)