DETERMINANTS OF PREGNANCY INDUCED HYPERTENSION AMONG THE ANTENATAL MOTHERS IN AN URBAN AREA OF KANCHEEPURAM DISTRICT TAMILNADU – A CASE CONTROL STUDY

Abstract

This case control study was carried out among the antenatal mothers attending a tertiary care hospital in the study area of Kancheepuram district of Tamilnadu to assess the sociodemographic and the obstetric determinants of Pregnancy Induced Hypertension  To determine the Sociodemographic factors associated with Pregnancy Induced Hypertension among  the antenatal mothers with PIH (cases) and antenatal mothers without PIH.