Low prevalence of high blood pressure in pregnant women in Burkina Faso: a cross-sectional study

High blood pressure (HBP) during pregnancy causes maternal and fetal mortality. Studies regarding its prevalence and associated factors in frontline level health care settings are scarce. We thus aimed to evaluate the prevalence of HBP and its associated factors among pregnant women at the first level of the health care system in Burkina Faso.

Publication year:2022

Keywords:Burkina Faso, High blood pressure, Pregnancy, Prevalence, Rural and Semi-urban

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