Author(s)

Augustin Kalume Tshomba¹, Martin Banza Muana Bute¹, Bimuloko Makonde Ornella², Dicta Mwamba Mulombe¹, Cesaire Ilunga Mahanya¹, Omer Famba Mutwale¹, Eddy Kyesa Wa Yumba Eddy¹, Danny Mufite Kapya¹, Muzinga Wa Ngoy³, Georges Lomami Osakanu⁴, Simon Ilunga Kandolo^5*

¹Higher Institute of Medical Techniques of Manono, Manono, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
²School of Public Health Alumni, University of Lubumbashi, Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
³Higher Institute of Medical Techniques of Ankoro, Ankoro, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
⁴University Institute of Congo, Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
⁵School of Public Health, University of Lubumbashi, Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of the Congo.

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.

Caesarean Section, Cost, Care, Sainte Bernadette, Clinique la Grace, La Foi

Tshomba, A.K., Bute, M.B.M., Ornella, B.M., Mulombe, D.M., Mahanya, C.I., Mutwale, O.F., Eddy, E.K.W.Y., Kapya, D.M., Ngoy, M.W., Osakanu, G.L. and Kandolo, S.I. (2022) 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). Open Access Library Journal, 9, 1-9. doi: 10.4236/oalib.1109576.