The Relationship of Mother's Age and Parity with Incident of Hypertension in Pregnancy at RSUD Muntilan

Abstract

Hypertension due to pregnancy is a condition where hypertension occurs due to or during pregnancy. The presence of hypertension can affect the pregnancy itself, even from the beginning of the pregnancy. A person is said to suffer from high blood pressure or hypertension if the systolic blood pressure is 140 mmHg and the diastolic blood pressure is >90 mmHg. This study aimed to determine the relationship between maternal age and parity and cases of hypertension in pregnancy. This research uses an observational analytic design and uses a cross-sectional method. The sampling technique in this research used simple random sampling with a population of 325 respondents. The data collected in this study was then analyzed using the chi-square test. The results of the chi-square test showed a relationship between cases of hypertension and the age of pregnant women, where the chi-square test results stated p-value = 0.000 (p-value < 0.05). In the distribution of respondent data, 89 respondents (91.8%) had hypertension, and eight respondents (8.2%) were not at risk. Apart from that, it is also known that there is a relationship between cases of hypertension and the parity of pregnant women where the chi-square test results show p-value = 0.029 (p-value < 0.05); The data distribution of respondents who had hypertension was with parity at risk as many as 69 respondents (71.1%), and parity without risk as many as 28 respondents (28.9%). As a conclusion to the research, it is hoped that in this study, health workers can prevent the occurrence of hypertension in pregnant women.