Instrument about knowledge, attitudes, and practices of pregnant women about the hypertensive disease of pregnancy

Objective: to elaborate and validate an instrument evaluate the knowledge, attitudes, practices of pregnant women regarding hypertensive disease pregnancy. Methods: methodological research, develop about said disease. The stages design were: elaboration, content validation, semantic analysis with target audience. Results: instrument, following items were adopted: definition, classification, signs symptoms, risk factors, consequences, prevention treatment was submitted a validation by specialists. Its dimensions presented Content Validity Index 0.85, 0.89 for pertinence, 0.81 clarity, 0.86 scope. variable attitudes below 0.8 in all dimensions. Conclusion: considered be valid can used direct educational interventions, aimed prevent or its complications from surfacing.