Social factors that influence the preeclampsia event in Palu City

Abstract

Objective

The purpose of this study was to determine the social factors that influence the incidence of preeclampsia in the hammer city.

Method

This type of research is observational analytic with cross-sectional approach. The population in this study were all pregnant women who had preeclampsia in Palu City in 2018, which were 16 respondents. Sampling is done by the total sampling method, where the sample is the entire population. Data analysis was performed using the Fisher's exact test with a significance level (α) of 5%.

Results

The results of the analysis showed the level of education on the incidence of preeclampsia (ρ = 0.000), parental support for the incidence of preeclampsia (ρ = 0.001) and husband's support for the incidence of preeclampsia (ρ = 0.000).

Conclusion

Education level, parental support and husband support are social factors that influence the incidence of preeclampsia.