%0 Journal Article
%T Frequency and Causes of Vaginal Hemorrhage outside Pregnancy in Women of Reproductive Age at Bonzola Hospital, Mbuji-Mayi, DRC
%A Kaya Tompa Brigitte
%A Ciamala Mukendi Paul
%A Nzembu Kabwasa Peter
%A Kanyiki Katala Moses
%A Ntumba Mukendi Kennedy
%A Jean Mukendi Mukendi Rene
%A Kolela Kolela Alain
%A Ilunga Bimpa Cedric
%A Cibangu Muana Wamuenyi Franck
%A Kaseka Ciswaka Jeanne
%A Amuli Jiwe Jean-Pierre
%J Open Access Library Journal
%V 5
%N 10
%P 1-6
%@ 2333-9721
%D 2018
%I Open Access Library
%R 10.4236/oalib.1104940
%X
Vaginal haemorrhages outside pregnancy in women of childbearing age are a major public health problem in both developed and developing countries. The purpose of this study was to determine the frequency and causes of vaginal haemorrhage outside pregnancy. This is a descriptive study conducted in the city of Mbuji-Mayi at Bonzola General Hospital, registered from 01 to 31 December 2017; the data were collected transversally. The following observations were made during the study period; 174 women of childbearing age were registered. After analyzing the data, the incidence of vaginal haemorrhage in women of childbearing age was 15.8% and the main causes were: cervical cancer: 32.7% and uterine myoma 22.5%.
%K Frequency
%K Causes
%K Haemorrhages
%K Vaginal
%K Mbuji-Mayi
%U http://www.oalib.com/paper/5300194