Abstract
Background: In pregnancy, there are enormous changes in the body involving all organ systems to support and maintain fetal growth. Hypertension in pregnancy is a general term that includes preeclampsia. One of the symptoms found in the third trimester of pregnant women with preeclampsia is the presence of proteinuria. In the third trimester of pregnancy, urine protein screening is done to avoid maternal mortality or after delivery. This study aimed to identify the urinary protein levels in third-trimester pregnant women at Madapangga Community Health Center. Methods: Descriptive cross-sectional research conducted at Madapangga Community Health Center, Bima, West Nusa Tenggara. The research subjects were all third-trimester pregnant women recruited from February to July 2023 with an accidental sampling method. Data were obtained from secondary sources such as; age, blood pressure, gestational status, and urine protein levels (+1, +2, +3) using urine dipstick examination. Results: 21.80% of 119 pregnant women had positive urine protein, 26 pregnant women had positive urine protein, and 34.60% had hypertension. The majority of the respondents (80.80%) had +1 urine protein. The highest age range was 35-39 years old (53.80%) and most respondents were in their first and third pregnancy (34.60%). Conclusion: Urine protein testing is a simple laboratory test that is easy to use and affordable. Checking as early as possible will avoid and reduce the mortality rate of pregnant women or after childbirth.
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