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

• Main Authors: Teklit Grum, Solomon Hintsa, Gebremedhin Hagos
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: BMC 2018-10-01
• Series: BMC Research Notes
• Subjects: Dietary factors; Preeclampsia or eclampsia; Women; Ethiopia
• Online Access: http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13104-018-3793-8
• ISSN: 1756-0500

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).