FACTORS CAUSING THE RISK OF HYPERTENSIVE PREGNANT WOMEN MORTALITY: SOLVING COMPLICATIONS, HEALTH SERVICES, AND ECONOMIC STATUS

Abstract

The mortality of hypertensive pregnant women was a complication of obstetrics or pregnancy. It was caused by several factors such as low health services and economic status. This study was purposed to analyze the relationship between the mortality of hypertensive pregnant women and its factors. In addition, this study evaluated the mortality of pregnant women in 38 districts/cities in East Java. The Pearson correlation test was used in this study to analyze the secondary data from 2019-2021 East Java Health Profile and Central Bureau of Statistics report. Furthermore, data processing analysis was conducted by using the Health Mapper and SPSS applications. It was found that there was a relationship between the coverage of solving obstetric complications and the mortality of hypertensive pregnant women in 2021 (p<0.001), there was a relationship between the coverage of health services for pregnant women (K4) and the mortality of hypertensive pregnant women in 2021 (p<0.001), and there was a relationship between the number of poor people with hypertensive maternal deaths in 2021 (p<0.001). Besides, the coverage of obstetric complications solving, coverage of health services for pregnant women (K4), and number of poor people were related to the mortality of hypertensive pregnant women. There was a need for an intervention program of activities which must be carried out by paying more attention to the health of pregnant women, especially for people with hypertension.