TITLE:
Assessment of the Direct Cost of the Management of a Caesarean Section in Three Health Facilities in the Kisanga Health Zone (Sainte Bernadette, Clinique la Grace and HGR/la Foi)
AUTHORS:
Augustin Kalume Tshomba, Martin Banza Muana Bute, Bimuloko Makonde Ornella, Dicta Mwamba Mulombe, Cesaire Ilunga Mahanya, Omer Famba Mutwale, Eddy Kyesa Wa Yumba Eddy, Danny Mufite Kapya, Muzinga Wa Ngoy, Georges Lomami Osakanu, Simon Ilunga Kandolo
KEYWORDS:
Caesarean Section, Cost, Care, Sainte Bernadette, Clinique la Grace, La Foi
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Access Library Journal,
Vol.9 No.12,
December
30,
2022
ABSTRACT: Introduction: Caesarean section performed on time and in good conditions, is one of the obstetrical interventions capable of reducing maternal mortality. Objective: the objective of our study is to contribute to the reduction of infantomaternal morbidity and mortality. Methodology: We conducted a cross-sectional descriptive study that covered one year from January 2021 to January 2021. Our study included 114 women; Data were entered in Excel and analyzed in SPSS version 23. Results: Out of a total of 245 women who came to give birth in the three structures concerned by our study, 114 had had a caesarean section, i.e. a proportion of 46.5%. Most women were from secondary school (49.1%), The majority of women had no history of caesarean section (75.4%), abortion (65.8%) and had a parity ≥ 5 (90.3%), Acute fetal distress was the first reason for caesarean section with 20.1% of cases. The cost of caesarean section was not statistically significant. The average length of stay in the three health facilities was statistically different (P: 0.001). Conclusion: Caesarean section remains a therapy that saves the mother and the child in case of dystocia or fetal distress.