Prevalence of non-communicable diseases and risk factors of pre-eclampsia/eclampsia in four local government areas in Nigeria : a cross-sectional study

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OBJECTIVES: To assess the prevalence of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and risk factors associated with pre-eclampsia and eclampsia (PE/E) in women of reproductive age (WRA) in Nigeria.

DESIGN: A cross-sectional survey was administered to the entire study population. In the point-of-care testing, physical and biochemical measurements were taken in a subset of the participants.

SETTING: The study was conducted in the Ikorodu and Alimosho local government areas (LGAs) in Lagos and the Abuja Municipal Area Council and Bwari LGAs in the Federal Capital Territory.

PARTICIPANTS: Systematic random sampling was used to randomly select and recruit 639 WRA (aged 18-49 years) between May 2019 and June 2019.

OUTCOME MEASURES: Prevalence of select NCDs (hypertension or raised blood pressure, diabetes or raised blood sugar levels, anaemia, truncal obesity and overweight/obesity) and risk factors associated with PE/E (physical activity, fruit and vegetable consumption, alcohol consumption and smoking).

RESULTS: The prevalence of raised blood pressure measured among the WRA was 36.0% (95% CI 31.3% to 40.9%). Approximately 10% (95% CI 7.2% to 13.4%) of participants had raised blood sugar levels. About 19.0% (95% CI 15.3% to 23.2%) of the women had moderate or severe anaemia. Excluding WRA who were pregnant, 51.9% (95% CI 45.7% to 58.0%) of the women were either overweight or obese based on their body mass index. Approximately 58.8% (95% CI 53.8% to 63.6%) of WRA surveyed reported three to five risk factors for developing NCDs and PE/E in future pregnancies.

CONCLUSIONS: The study identified a high prevalence of NCDs and associated PE/E risk factors in surveyed women, signifying the importance of early detection and intervention for modifiable NCD and associated PE/E risk factors in WRA. Further research is necessary to assess the national prevalence of NCDs.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:13

Enthalten in:

BMJ open - 13(2023), 10 vom: 09. Okt., Seite e071652

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Ogboye, Ayoposi [VerfasserIn]
Akpakli, Jonas Kofi [VerfasserIn]
Iwuala, Amira [VerfasserIn]
Etuk, Imo [VerfasserIn]
Njoku, Kendra [VerfasserIn]
Jackson, Stodia [VerfasserIn]
Okoli, Ugo [VerfasserIn]
Hill, Kathleen [VerfasserIn]
Omoera, Victoria [VerfasserIn]
Oludara, Folashade [VerfasserIn]
Ekong, Iniobong [VerfasserIn]
Mobisson, Nneka [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Africa
Blood Glucose
Diabetes
Eclampsia
Hypertension
Journal Article
Maternal health
Nigeria
Noncommunicable disease
Obesity
Pregnancy
Prevalence
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Risk
Women of reproductive age

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Date Completed 13.10.2023

Date Revised 18.10.2023

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1136/bmjopen-2023-071652

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NLM363066934