Table 1 Baseline, clinical, and obstetric characteristics of the study participants, 2020
Characteristics | Frequency | Percent |
|---|---|---|
Age (in years) | ||
 < 20 | 40 | 17.3 |
 20–24 | 82 | 35.5 |
 25–29 | 56 | 24.2 |
 30–34 | 27 | 11.7 |
 > 34 | 26 | 11.3 |
Residency | ||
 Urban | 25 | 10.8 |
 Rural | 206 | 89.2 |
Previous obstetrics complications | ||
 No | 57 | 24.7 |
 Yes | 36 | 15.6 |
 Othersa | 138 | 59.7 |
Chronic illness – Personal | ||
 No | 229 | 99.1 |
  Yes | 2 | 0.9 |
Chronic illness – Family | ||
 No | 227 | 98.3 |
 Yes | 1 | 0.4 |
 Othersa | 3 | 1.3 |
Gravidity | ||
 Primigravida | 138 | 59.7 |
 Multigravida | 93 | 40.3 |
Gestational age | ||
 Abortion | 8 | 3.5 |
 Preterm eclampsia | 27 | 11.7 |
 Term eclampsia | 26 | 11.3 |
 Othersa | 170 | 73.6 |
Gestations | ||
 Singleton pregnancy | 213 | 92.2 |
 Twin pregnancy | 18 | 7.8 |
Antenatal care visit | ||
 Has no ANC visit | 53 | 22.9 |
 Has at least one ANC visit | 178 | 77.1 |
Place of antenatal care | ||
 UOGCS hospital | 3 | 1.3 |
 Health centers | 147 | 63.6 |
 Primary hospitals | 17 | 7.4 |
 Others (unknown) | 64 | 27.7 |
Eminent symptoms | ||
 No eminent symptoms | 44 | 19.0 |
 Has eminent symptoms | 187 | 81.0 |
Convulsion duration | ||
 < 3 h | 15 | 6.5 |
 3–5 h | 55 | 23.8 |
 6–11 h | 83 | 35.9 |
 > 11 h | 78 | 33.8 |
Number of convulsions | ||
 ≤ 10 convulsions | 198 | 85.7 |
 > 10 convulsions | 33 | 14.3 |
Time of convulsion | ||
 Antepartum | 147 | 63.6 |
 Intra-partum | 31 | 13.4 |
 Postpartum | 53 | 22.9 |
Referral system | ||
 Come directly or no referral | 31 | 13.4 |
 Arrived after one health facility visit | 177 | 76.6 |
 Arrived after two health facility visit | 23 | 10.0 |
SBP at primary care (n = 178) | ||
 SBP ≤ 139 mmHg | 43 | 24.2 |
 SBP 140–159 mmHg | 62 | 34.8 |
 SBP 160–199 mmHg | 69 | 38.8 |
 SBP ≥ 200 mmHg | 4 | 2.2 |
SBP at admission | ||
 SBP < 140 | 61 | 26.4 |
 SBP 140–159 mmHg | 109 | 47.2 |
 SBP 160–199 mmHg | 61 | 26.4 |
Labor initiation | ||
 Spontaneous | 104 | 45.0 |
 Induced | 105 | 45.5 |
 Had not to labor at all | 22 | 9.5 |
Total labor duration | ||
 No labor | 22 | 9.5 |
 Labor from 1 to 8 h | 93 | 40.3 |
 Labor from 9 to 16 h | 79 | 34.2 |
 Labor from 16 to 24 h | 30 | 13.0 |
 Labor more than 24 h | 7 | 3.0 |
Mode of delivery | ||
 Vaginal delivery | 132 | 57.1 |
 Cesarean delivery | 99 | 42.9 |
Cesarean section indication (n = 99) | ||
 Fetal tachycardia | 9 | 9.1 |
 Fetal bradycardia | 16 | 16.2 |
 Other CTG pathology | 17 | 17.2 |
 Failed induction | 23 | 23.2 |
 Cephalo pelvic disproportion | 7 | 7.1 |
 Primary | 21 | 21.2 |
 Othera | 6 | 6.1 |
Anticonvulsants is given | ||
 No | 2 | 0.9 |
 Yes | 229 | 99.1 |
Reasons for use of other anticonvulsants/why not only Magnesium Sulfate (n = 30) | ||
 Uncontrolled seizure | 11 | 36.7 |
 Lack of Magnesium Sulfate | 2 | 6.7 |
 Contraindicated eclampsia complications for giving Magnesium Sulfate | 17 | 56.6 |