%0 Journal Article %T Prevalence, Risk Factors and Outcome of Preterm Premature Rupture of Membranes at the Bamenda Regional Hospital %A Dobgima Walter Pisoh %A Claude Hector Mbia %A William Ako Takang %A Obelda Guiswe Beltus Djonsala %A Mbah Cypress Munje %A Ascensius Achuo Mforteh %A Dohbit Julius Sama %A Robert John Ivo Leke %J Open Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology %P 233-251 %@ 2160-8806 %D 2021 %I Scientific Research Publishing %R 10.4236/ojog.2021.113023 %X Background: Preterm premature rupture of membranes (PPROM) is one of the most common complications of pregnancy. It is one of the leading identifiable cause of preterm deliveries, and an important cause of maternal and perinatal morbidity and mortality. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of PPROM, to identify its associated factors and to evaluate the early outcome (within 72 hrs after delivery) following PPROM at the Bamenda Regional Hospital (BRH). Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted in March and April 2020. Three hundred and eighty-seven women who delivered at the labour room of the BRH were included in this study. Interviewer-administered questionnaires were used to obtain data. The cases of PPROM were women who had lost amniotic fluid continuously before hospitalisation and whose gestational age was between 28 weeks + 0 days and 36 weeks + 6 days. Descriptive statistics followed by logistic regression analyses were conducted with level of significance set at p-value <0.05. Results: Among the 387 participants included in the study, 19 had PPROM giving a prevalence of 4.91%. Of 57 preterm deliveries, PPROM accounted for 33.33% (n = 19). The statistically significant independent factors associated with lower odds of PPROM were the age groups 20 - 29 years (aOR = 0.07, 95% CI: 0.01 - 0.42, p = 0.003) and Ён30 years (aOR = 0.01, 95% CI: 0.001 - %K Preterm PROM %K Maternal Outcome %K Perinatal Outcome %K Associated Factors %U http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=107676