Int J Gynaecol Obstet. 2021 Aug 27. doi: 10.1002/ijgo.13904. Online ahead of print.
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE: To determine the prevalence of headache, review variables believed to be associated and assess distress levels in pregnant women.
METHODS: This is a cross-sectional study conducted on pregnant women who presented to a Training and Research Hospital in Sakarya, Turkey from 01.06.2020 to 01.12.2020. The study group consisted of 600 pregnant women who agreed to take part in the study. Chi-squared test and Logistic Regression Analysis were used to analyze the data. Statistical significance level was accepted as p ≤ 0.05.
RESULTS: The ages of pregnant women ranged from 19 to 44 with a mean age of 29.01 ± 5.27 years. Prevalence of headache during pregnancy was found to be 55.7% (n=334). The number of pregnant women under the risk of distress was found to be 144 (24.0%). There was no difference between women with and without headache and between severity of headache and prevalence of distress (p>0.05 for each).
CONCLUSION: Headache is an important health issue in pregnant women. There was no relationship between the presence and severity of headache and distress level.
PMID:34449878 | DOI:10.1002/ijgo.13904
