| dc.contributor.author | Chamia, JM | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2013-05-23T11:46:42Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2013-05-23T11:46:42Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 1986 | |
| dc.identifier.citation | Mastership Of Medicine In Obstetrics And Gynaecology | en |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://erepository.uonbi.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/11295/24847 | |
| dc.description.abstract | In this rural study group, teenage pregnancy occured in 17.3% and gravida mothers over 3G years were 5.2%. Only 3.5% attended antenatal clinic in first trimester, with majority attending in 2nd trimester and early
3rd trimsester. The number of attendi~g vis~ts
influenced oritcomeof pregnancy upto 8 visits, after which it had no further influence. The commonest antenatal complication was malaria, followed by anaemia. Hypertensive disease in preg~ancy and syphilis were not as prevalent as in Nairobi. 69.1%
of the mothers delivered at home and tradit~onal birth
attendants conducted 52.8% of the total deliveries. The perinatal mortality rate was 73.5 per 1000 | en |
| dc.language.iso | en | en |
| dc.publisher | University Of Nairobi | en |
| dc.title | Case records and commentaries in obstetrics and gynaecology | en |
| dc.type | Thesis | en |
| dc.description.department | a
Department of Psychiatry, University of Nairobi, ; bDepartment of Mental Health, School of Medicine,
Moi University, Eldoret, Kenya | |
| local.publisher | College of Health Sciences | en |
