Dietary factors associated with preeclampsia or eclampsia among women in delivery care services in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: a case control study

BMC Res Notes. 2018 Oct 1;11(1):683. doi: 10.1186/s13104-018-3793-8.

Abstract

Objective: Preeclampsia or eclampsia, which is one of the direct obstetric complication, results in maternal and child morbidity and mortality. The factors associated with it remains unclear. So, the aim of the study was to assess the dietary factors associated with preeclampsia or eclampsia among women in delivery care services in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

Results: Factors which were investigated as protective for preeclampsia or eclampsia were: Fruit intake during pregnancy (AOR: 0.94, 95% CI 0.20, 4.32), vegetable intake during pregnancy (AOR: 0.95, 95% CI 0.01, 0.71) and receiving nutritional counseling during antenatal care (AOR: 0.17, 95% CI 0.05, 0.6). In the other side being nulliparous women was a risk factor for preeclampsia or eclampsia (AOR: 2.02, 95% CI 1.15, 3.55).

Keywords: Dietary factors; Ethiopia; Preeclampsia or eclampsia; Women.

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Case-Control Studies
  • Counseling
  • Diet / statistics & numerical data*
  • Eclampsia / epidemiology*
  • Ethiopia / epidemiology
  • Female
  • Fruit*
  • Humans
  • Pre-Eclampsia / epidemiology*
  • Pregnancy
  • Prenatal Care / statistics & numerical data*
  • Vegetables*
  • Young Adult