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Self-monitoring of blood pressure for preeclampsia patients: Knowledge and attitudes

Author(s) -

Johanna Munyungula,

Simangele Shakwane

Publication year - 2021

Publication title -

curationis

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.408

H-Index - 21

eISSN - 2223-6279

pISSN - 0379-8577

DOI - 10.4102/curationis.v44i1.2195

Subject(s) - overcrowding , medicine , preeclampsia , thematic analysis , blood pressure , qualitative research , socioeconomic status , exploratory research , pregnancy , family medicine , nursing , population , environmental health , social science , genetics , sociology , anthropology , economics , biology , economic growth

Preeclampsia is one of the causes of maternal deaths and is also responsible for complications such as premature births worldwide. In South Africa, hypertensive disorders cause 14% of all maternal deaths. Evidence indicates that it may be beneficial to empower women to monitor their blood pressure (BP) in the comfort of their homes.

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