{"status":"ok","message-type":"work","message-version":"1.0.0","message":{"indexed":{"date-parts":[[2026,4,7]],"date-time":"2026-04-07T08:51:09Z","timestamp":1775551869364,"version":"3.50.1"},"reference-count":0,"publisher":"AVES YAYINCILIK A.\u015e.","license":[{"start":{"date-parts":[[2026,4,7]],"date-time":"2026-04-07T00:00:00Z","timestamp":1775520000000},"content-version":"unspecified","delay-in-days":0,"URL":"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nc\/4.0\/"}],"content-domain":{"domain":[],"crossmark-restriction":false},"short-container-title":["FNJN"],"abstract":"<jats:p>AIM: This study aimed to determine the level of knowledge and self-care behaviors related to hypertensive disorders in pregnant women in Tunja, Colombia, and to analyze the association of these variables with sociodemographic and obstetric characteristics.\r\nMETHODS: A cross-sectional study was conducted during the first half of 2025 with 114 pregnant women enrolled in a prenatal care program. The Knowledge and Self-Care Behaviors Regarding Hypertensive Disorders in Pregnancy \u201cCoNOCiTHE\u201d questionnaire was administered. Descriptive statistics were followed by advanced multivariate analyses. Principal component analysis, multiple correspondence analysis, and K-means clustering were applied to characterize variability patterns, categorical associations, and maternal profiles.\r\nRESULTS: The mean knowledge and self-care score was 71.49 points, with 36.84% of participants at a low level, 29.82% at a medium level, and 33.33% at a high level. Principal component analysis revealed a strong correlation between gestational age and the number of prenatal visits (r = .814), and moderate correlations between maternal age and obstetric history, while knowledge and self-care scores were independent of these variables. K-means clustering explained 52.2% of the variance and identified two distinct groups: one composed of older women with greater obstetric experience (11.92%), and another of younger women (40.34%). Multiple correspondence analysis indicated that a low level of knowledge and self-care was related to younger age, lower educational level, and lower socioeconomic status.\r\nCONCLUSION: A significant proportion of pregnant women showed low levels of knowledge and self-care regarding hypertensive disorders, especially among young women with low education and unfavorable socio-economic conditions. The frequency of prenatal visits was related to gestational age, but had little association with knowledge and self-care. Nursing professionals play a key role in implementing educational strategies that promote self-care and contribute to improved maternal and perinatal outcomes.\r\nCite this article as: Ulloa Sabogal, I.M &amp; Arias Rojas, M. (2026). Knowledge and self-care behaviors regarding hypertensive disorders in pregnant women in Colombia: A cluster analysis. Florence Nightingale Journal of Nursing, 34, 0418, doi:10.5152\/FNJN.2026.25418.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.5152\/fnjn.2026.25418","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,4,7]],"date-time":"2026-04-07T08:00:00Z","timestamp":1775548800000},"page":"1-7","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Knowledge and Self-Care Behaviors Regarding Hypertensive Disorders in Pregnant Women in Colombia: A Cluster Analysis"],"prefix":"10.5152","volume":"34","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-1605-6837","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Iliana Milena","family":"Ulloa Sabogal","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-2096-1792","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Mauricio","family":"Arias Rojas","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"3111","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,4,7]]},"container-title":["Florence Nightingale Journal of Nursing"],"original-title":[],"link":[{"URL":"https:\/\/fnjn.org\/index.php\/pub\/article\/download\/888\/874","content-type":"application\/pdf","content-version":"vor","intended-application":"text-mining"},{"URL":"https:\/\/fnjn.org\/index.php\/pub\/article\/download\/888\/874","content-type":"unspecified","content-version":"vor","intended-application":"similarity-checking"}],"deposited":{"date-parts":[[2026,4,7]],"date-time":"2026-04-07T08:00:03Z","timestamp":1775548803000},"score":1,"resource":{"primary":{"URL":"https:\/\/fnjn.org\/index.php\/pub\/article\/view\/888"}},"subtitle":[],"short-title":[],"issued":{"date-parts":[[2026,4,7]]},"references-count":0,"URL":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.5152\/fnjn.2026.25418","relation":{},"ISSN":["2687-6442"],"issn-type":[{"value":"2687-6442","type":"electronic"}],"subject":[],"published":{"date-parts":[[2026,4,7]]}}}