Open Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volume 10, Issue 9 (September 2020)

ISSN Print: 2160-8792   ISSN Online: 2160-8806

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Adolescent Pregnancy: Epidemiological Survey in Schools and Obstetrical Outcomes in Douala (Cameroon)

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DOI: 10.4236/ojog.2020.1090110    645 Downloads   2,278 Views  Citations

ABSTRACT

Introduction: According to the World Health Organization (WHO), adolescence is the period of growth between 10 and 19 years of age. Complications from pregnancy are the second leading cause of death for adolescent girls aged 15 to 19 worldwide. Objective: In order to reduce the phenomenon of early pregnancy, we set out to determine its prevalence as well as its outcome among adolescent girls in secondary schools in the Douala 3rd district in Cameroon. Methodology: To achieve our objective, we conducted an analytical case-control study from November 08, 2018 to June 26, 2019, in ten secondary establishments in the Douala 3rd district. Included in the study were all adolescent girls, students in one of the secondary schools in the said district who agreed to participate in the study. Data analysis was done using SPSS 20.0 software. The significance threshold was set at p < 0.05. Results: A total of 445 adolescent girls were selected, including 89 cases and 356 controls. In 87.6% of the cases, the pregnancy was accidental and 58.4% used voluntary abortion. The univariate analysis of the results showed that the factor associated with the occurrence of teenage pregnancies was the age above 17 years (OR = 1.44; CI = 1.31 - 1.59) (p = 0.001). Conclusion: At the end of our study, it appeared that early pregnancies exist in Cameroonian schools with a high rate of 6.57% and an appeal to illegal abortion (62.9%).

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Henri, E. , Charlotte, E. , Thomas, E. , Koum, D. , Gregory, H. , Théophile, N. , Calixte, P. , Merlin, B. , Grâce, T. and Pascal, F. (2020) Adolescent Pregnancy: Epidemiological Survey in Schools and Obstetrical Outcomes in Douala (Cameroon). Open Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 10, 1163-1175. doi: 10.4236/ojog.2020.1090110.

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