TITLE:
Epidemiologic Profile of Maternal Deaths in Two Referral Hospitals in Cameroon
AUTHORS:
Philip Njotang Nana, Felix Essiben, Julius Dohbit Sama, Elisabeth Medoua Koh Koh, Morfaw Lifanji, Filbert Eko Eko, Jeanne Fouedjio, Agnes Esiene, Robinson Enow Mbu
KEYWORDS:
Maternal Mortality, Causes, Maternal Death, Referral Hospital, Cameroon
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology,
Vol.6 No.6,
May
18,
2016
ABSTRACT: Introduction: Our objective was to compare the epidemiologic profile of maternal
mortality in two structures serving as referral levels of care in Cameroon.
Methodology: This cross-sectional, comparative study took place at the
maternities of the Yaoundé Central Hospital (YCH) and the Bamenda Regional
Hospital (BRH) from December 1st 2014 to May 31st 2015, a 6 months’ period. The
medical records of deceased women over 5 years, from January 2010 to December
2014, were collected. We calculated the MMR (Maternal mortality rate) and
studied the causes and risk factors associated with maternal death. The Epi
info software 3.5.4 was used to analyze data with a significance level of P