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Perceptions on preeclampsia and eclampsia among older women in rural southwestern Uganda

2020-08-10

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<title>Abstract</title> <p><bold>Background: </bold>Eclampsia is among the leading causes of maternal mortality. It is a serious hypertensive (HT) complication of pregnancy and increases the risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) in later life. Pregnancy-related HT complications predispose to chronic hypertension and premature heart attacks. A significant proportion of women with preeclampsia/eclampsia does not rea...

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10.21203/rs.3.rs-22942/v2
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