[Outcome of early pregnancies at the Gynecological and Obstetrical Service of the Regional Hospital Center of Ziguinchor].
In order to evaluate the evolution and the issue of pregnancies among women who are less than 20 years old, a retrospective inquiry has been made in the gynecological and obstetrical service at the regional hospital center of Ziguinchor, in Senegal. It covered a period of three years from January 1st 1997 to December 31st 1999. It concerned 477 cases of patients received at the end of their pregnancy. The risks of morbidity and mortality were globally higher in the group of 13-17 than that of 18-19. The Khi2 test has confirmed a statistically significant difference (p < 0.05) for evacuation, hospitalizations, abortions and dead-born frequencies. For the study of the other parameters (causes of evacuations, length of stay in hospital, evolutive term, way of delivery, maternal death frequency and theircauses, and the types of dead-born), the frequencies haven't been significantly different. So, the risk of morbidity and mortality is higher with the pregnancy of adolescents who are less than 18 years old. Hence the interest of doing every thing to prevent pregnancies among adolescents by an appropriate contraceptive method and to look with priority after any pregnancy occurring among this age group.
Ndiaye
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Service de Médecine Préventive et Santé Pubique-UCAD Dakar, Sénégal.
Diallo
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Tal-Dia
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Fall
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Sakho
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D005260:Female; D006761:Hospitals; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D011256:Pregnancy Outcome; D011253:Pregnancy in Adolescence; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012675:Senegal