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• TITLE: Maternal-Fetal Pregnancy Complications of in Minors Raped with or without Physical Restraint in Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo

  AUTHORS: Kiminyi Kalunga, Eloge Ilunga-Mbaya, Raha Maroy, Yoyu Tunangoya Jonathan, Nyakio Ngeleza Olivier

  KEYWORDS: Post-Rape Pregnancy, Minor, Associated Complications, Eastern DRC

  JOURNAL NAME: Open Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Vol.13 No.1, January 17, 2023

  ABSTRACT: Introduction: Pregnancy resulting from rape is a public health and sexual and reproductive health issue, especially among minors. Rape can be perpetrated with or without physical restraint. The objective of the present study is to highlight the prevalence of physical coercion leading to pregnancy and the associated maternal-fetal complications. Methodology: This was a comparative descriptive and analytical cross-sectional study of complications associated with post-rape pregnancy by physical restraint among minors who were treated at the General Reference Hospital of Panzi over a two-year period from June 2020 to June 2022. A total of 140 minor survivors of violence with pregnancy were included in the study. Data were collected using a questionnaire, coded and analyzed in Excel and XLSTAT version 2014. Results: The prevalence of physical constraints was 65%. After mulltivariate analyses, denial of pregnancy (ORa: 9.64 95% CI: 1.1 - 81.2; p-value: 0.0370), attempted abortion (ORa: 56.1 95% CI: 1.5 - 2027.6; p-value: 0.0278) and agitation during delivery (ORa: 88.7 95% CI: 4.5 - 1715; p-value: 0.0030) were the complications associated with pregnancy in minors who experienced physical restraint rape. In addition, BMI was a factor in reducing the risk of physical restraint rape at the ORa of 0.5054 [0.3; 0.8]; p 0.006). Conclusion: Pregnancy among minors is a reality and occurs in a situation of physical coercion in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. These pregnancies are often associated with complications that require an intensive management system since they can jeopardize the maternal-fetal prognosis of minors.