Caesarean Section Rate as a Surgical Peril: A Case Study at a Secondary Health Facility in North-Western Nigeria
Dalhatu, A.1, Hamza R.1, Abubakar S.1, Garba S.1, Abdullahi A.1 Hayatu, S.2
1Department of Nursing Sciences, Bayero University Kano
2Department of Medical Laboratory Science, Bayero University Kano
E-mail: adamudalhatu206@gmail.com, profandnafs@yahoo.com
ABSTRACT
Caesarean section was introduced into clinical practice as a lifesaving procedure for both the mother and the child but the rate at which the procedure is been carried out is becoming a concern globally. As other procedures of some complexity, its use follows the health care inequity pattern the world: underuse in low income settings, and adequate or even unnecessary use in middle and high income settings. Using a descriptive cross sectional study that involved all subjects who attended maternity unit for delivery; a purposive sampling technique was employed to recruit the sample size of one hundred. After obtaining an informed written consent for the study, all subjects who met the inclusion criteria were successfully enrolled in to the study. Pre-operative, intra-operative and postoperative data were collected using standardized data collection form based on CDC/WHO criteria. The data was analyzed using SPSS Version 16 software. The results showed thatthe predominant ages of the subjects were between 11 years to 50 years with the mean age of 25 years. Most of the subjects had no formal education and were not engaged in any occupation. The major findings showed an incidence rate of forty seven (47%) and obstructed labour was the leading cause of cesarean section. It is therefore recommended that. a multidisciplinary approach of the skilled health professionals is needed to curtail the incidence.
Keywords: cesarean section, labour, incidence, patient, health
