The Distribution of Risks of Preeclampsia in Imo State, Nigeria
Godwin Chukwuemeka Amarikwa-Obi.
Risk of preeclampsia is a global pandemic posing serious threat to global health, acknowledging it to be a chronic and debilitating disease associated with major complications;, it significantly decreases life expectancy and ultimately leads premature death of mother and fetus. Risk of preeclampsia in all its forms imposes unacceptably high human displeasure on Imo State. Therefore, this study investigated The distribution of risks of preeclampsia in Imo State, Nigeria Southeastern Nigeria. Descriptive and analytical study designs were used in this study. Random, target and stratified sampling survey methods were employed for data collection. On the distribution of risks of preeclampsia, 948 ± 2.8174 out 2700 respondents representing 39.17% said urban dwellers are more prone to risks of preeclampsia than rural dwellers, 888 ± 3.3167 and 584 ± 1.9800 representing 36.69%and 24.13% said “No” and “No idea”, respectively; with a chi-square value of 483.3141839 and p-value of <0.001, there was very high significant difference on whether there is more risks of preeclampsia on urban than rural.. Indeed, the Risk of preeclampsia is fast ravaging the health of the people of Imo state with many persons living with the diseases both in urban and rural areas.
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