Epidemiological, clinical and evolutionary aspects of hypotrophic newborns at term at the Mother and Child University Hospital of N'Djamena
1 Department of paediatrics, Mother and Child University Hospital, N’Djamena-Chad.
2 Department of paediatrics - University of Abidjan- Ivory Coast.
Research Article
World Journal of Advanced Research and Reviews, 2021, 13(01), 180–188
Article DOI: 10.30574/wjarr.2022.13.1.0764
Publication history:
Received on 29 November 2021; revised on 05 January 2022; accepted on 07 January 2022
Abstract:
Introduction: Hypotrophy is a public health problem in developing countries. Its etiology is multifactorial and it may be associated with high morbidity and mortality. The objective of this study was to describe the epidemiological, clinical and evolutionary profile of hypotrophic newborns at term.
Methodology: this was a prospective, descriptive and analytical study conducted in the neonatology department of the MCUH of N'Djamena from 01/06/2018 to 31/05/2019. It involved 109 hypotrophic newborns at term hospitalized.
Results: The frequency of hypotrophy was 7.8%, the risk factors were: housewife status (81.7%), low level of education (67%), poor pregnancy follow-up (59.7%), malaria (40.4%), urogenital infections (22%) and anemia (22%) during pregnancy. Hypotrophy was harmonious in 58.7% of cases, the sex ratio was 1.14 and visible congenital malformations were observed in 12.7% of cases. The main reasons for hospitalization were neonatal infections (64.2%), perinatal asphyxia (14.7%) and hypothermia (11.9%). Lethality was 16.5% and associated with multiparity, poor pregnancy follow-up, vaginal delivery, home delivery, pathological Apgar score, notion of resuscitation, existence of malformation, respiratory distress and perinatal asphyxia.
Conclusion: Better monitoring of pregnancy, use of family planning by couples, delivery in an institutionalized setting, and reinforcement of the technical platform of the neonatology department will reduce neonatal morbidity and mortality related to hypotrophy.
Keywords:
Newborn; Hypotrophy; Etiology; Evolution; N'Djamena
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