%0 Journal Article
%T Prevalence and Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes Associated with Maternal Obesity in the Bamenda Regional Hospital
%A Dobgima Walter Pisoh
%A Ngek Edwin Foinsok
%A Loveline Lum Niba
%A Tameh Theodore
%A Achuo Ascensius Mforteh
%A Boten Bouyom Pierre Merlin
%A Takang William Ako
%A Dohbit Sama Julius
%J Open Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
%P 712-727
%@ 2160-8806
%D 2023
%I Scientific Research Publishing
%R 10.4236/ojog.2023.134060
%X <strong>Introduction:</strong><span style=\"font-family:;\" \"=\"\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"> Obesity is one of the most common problems of reproductive age women and
has been associated with diverse adverse pregnancy outcomes. Its prevalence in
pregnancy is estimated at 14% in Cameroon. </span><b><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">Objective: </span></b><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">The main objective
of this study was to determine the adverse pregnancy outcomes associated with
obesity in the Regional Hospital Bamenda. </span><b><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">Methodology: </span></b><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">This was a
hospital</span></span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">-</span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">based
cross</span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">-</span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">sectional
study. We recruited 283 participants and their BMIs were used to classify them
as underweight (&lt;18.5), normal weight (18.5</span><span style=\"font-family:;\" \"=\"\"> </span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">-</span><span style=\"font-family:;\" \"=\"\"> </span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">24.9),
overweight (25</span><span style=\"font-family:;\" \"=\"\"> </span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">-</span><span style=\"font-family:;\" \"=\"\"> </span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">29.9) and obese (¡İ30).
Ethical clearance, administrative authorisation and consent of participants
were obtained. Data was collected using a pretested questionnaire. We collected
data on sociodemographic characteristics, anthropometric characteristics, and
adverse pregnancy outcomes. Data </span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">was</span><span style=\"font-family:;\" \"=\"\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"> analysed using Microsoft Excel version 2010. Fisher¡¯s test was used to
determine relative risk on bivariate logistic regression. P-values &lt; 0.05
were considered statistically significant. </span><b><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">Results: </span></b><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">Most participants
were in the age group 20</span></span><span style=\"font-family:;\" \"=\"\"> </span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">-</span><span style=\"font-family:;\" \"=\"\"> </span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">34</span><span style=\"font-family:;\" \"=\"\"> </span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">years, </span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">and </span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">were multigravida and multipara. The prevalence of maternal obesity
%K Maternal
%K Obesity
%K Pregnancy
%K Outcome
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