Knowledge and Attitude Regarding the Prevention of Hypertension Among Pregnant Women Attending a Private Hospital in Bangladesh: A Cross-Sectional Study

Table 2. Most frequently selected response for eachknowledge item (N=122). Full item-level response distributions across all fouroptions per item are available from the corresponding author on request.

Knowledge item (most frequent response)	n	%
Common cause: high cholesterol levels	59	48.4
Risk factor: age more than 40 years	77	63.1
Preventive measure: healthy diet and regular exercise	102	83.6
Specific step: consult doctor, low-dose medication	95	77.9
Complication: intrauterine growth retardation	91	74.6
Immediate complication: pre-eclampsia	64	52.5
Impact on child health: fixed (preterm) birth	60	49.2
Care approach: control blood pressure and bed rest	64	52.5
Management: increased ANC visits and monitoring	82	67.2
Fluid balance: medication per diagnostic evaluation	86	70.5