Epidemiological Transitions Associated with Preterm Deliveries: A Case Study in A Secondary Health Care Centre North-Western Nigeria
aDalhatu, A., aAbubakar, S., bUmar, H ., aTijani W. A.
aDepartment of Nursing Sciences, Bayero University, Kano
bBayero University Kano/Murtala Muhammad Specialist Hospital
Abstract
Preterm birth is an increasingly common complex condition with multiple risk factors and has substantial medical, psychological, economic and social impacts. Complications of preterm birth are the leading direct cause of neonatal morbidity and mortality, and progress is dependent on achieving high coverage of evidence-based interventions to prevent preterm delivery and to improve survival for preterm newborns. The study investigated the determining and epidemiological transition in 64 preterm deliveries using a retrospective survey. Data was obtained using a standardized data collection form based on CDC/WHO criteria and analyzed using descriptive statistics. The results showed that most subjects were male babies (60.9%) and late preterm were the most common form of preterm deliveries and most subjects were of low birth weight (65%). Findings also showed that the most common medical condition associated with preterm was respiratory disease syndrome (62.5 %) followed by jaundice with (34.4 %.) respectively in a decreasing frequency. It was concluded that, respiratory disease syndrome was the most common medical condition associated with preterm deliveries.
Keywords: Preterm Birth, Survival Chances, Preterm Conditions
