Study of Relationships of Various Factors Leading to Premature Birth at the University Teaching Hospital of Bogodogo (UTH-B) in Ouagadougou from January to June 2021

Ouattara Adama *

Department of Gynecology-Obstetrics, Joseph KI ZERBO University, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.

Bako/Lankoande Natacha

University Teaching Hospital of Bogodogo, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.

Sawadogo Yobi Alexi

Department of Gynecology-Obstetrics, Joseph KI ZERBO University, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.

Kiemtoré Sibraogo

Department of Gynecology-Obstetrics, Joseph KI ZERBO University, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.

Ouédraogo Issa

Regional University Hospital Hospital, Ouahigouya, Burkina Faso.

Ouédraogo Charlemagne

Department of Gynecology-Obstetrics, Joseph KI ZERBO University, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.

*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.


Abstract

Objective: To study the risk factors associated with premature birth at the Bogodogo University Teaching Hospital in Ouagadougou.
Materials and Methods: This was a prospective analytical case-control study involving 115 cases of premature delivery and 230 controls, i.e. two controls per case, recruited over a 6-month period from January to June 2021. The study was conducted at the maternity ward of the Bogodogo University Teaching Hospital in Ouagadougou. The notion of stillbirth was a criterion for non-inclusion in the group of cases whose inclusion gestational age varied from 28 to 37 weeks of amenorrhea.
Results: During the study period, the preterm birth rate was 6.1%.  Univariate analysis identified the following factors associated with preterm birth: maternal age OR=0.4 [0.2-0.8], history of abortion OR=3.3 [1.43-7.6], stress OR=4.03 [2.14-3.39], insufficient Antenatal Care (ANC) OR=4.92 [3.03-8], fever during pregnancy OR=1, 59 [1.01-2.5], rupture of membranes OR=3.72 [1.11-4.34], episode of urinary tract infection OR=2.55 [1.55-4.19] and previous threat of preterm birth OR=3.3 [1.43-7.6].
Conclusion: Premature delivery is very common at the UTH-Bogodogo in Ouagadougou. There are many factors associated with this scourge, including the patient's socio-demographic characteristics and clinical features. The fight against this situation, which is a source of neonatal morbidity, must be reinforced during the refocused antenatal consultation.

Keywords: Premature birth, risk factors, uth-bogodogo, ouagadougou


How to Cite

Adama, Ouattara, Bako/Lankoande Natacha, Sawadogo Yobi Alexi, Kiemtoré Sibraogo, Ouédraogo Issa, and Ouédraogo Charlemagne. 2024. “Study of Relationships of Various Factors Leading to Premature Birth at the University Teaching Hospital of Bogodogo (UTH-B) in Ouagadougou from January to June 2021”. Asian Journal of Pregnancy and Childbirth 7 (1):53-58. https://journalajpcb.com/index.php/AJPCB/article/view/131.

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