Mortality in acute gynecology: a developing country perspective.
Over a 20-month period 109 deaths were recorded in the Acute Gynecology Ward, Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi; a rate of 5 deaths per month. Forty-one percent of the deaths were directly attributable to pregnancy and 46% were due to malignancy (mainly cervical carcinoma). Of the dead, 12.4% were teenagers and 63% below 35 years in age. They were generally of low parity. A tragic picture is presented of death of young women in their prime from almost entirely preventable causes. The need for improved maternal care, including family planning and cytological screening for cervical carcinoma is discussed and emphasized.
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Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, Kenya.
D000031:Abortion, Septic / Q000401:mortality; D000208:Acute Disease; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002277:Carcinoma / Q000401:mortality; D002423:Cause of Death; D003906:Developing Countries; D005260:Female; D005831:Genital Diseases, Female / Q000401:mortality*; D006801:Humans; D007630:Kenya; D008428:Maternal Mortality; D008875:Middle Aged; D010298:Parity; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000401:mortality; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality