Objective:To
identify the epidemiologic profile of the woman having practiced the
clandestine abortion, to determine the frequency and the complications of the
clandestine abortion and to evaluate the prognosis of the clandestine abortion
in our area.Method: The
present study is descriptive and retrospective covering the period from January
2017 to December 2017, the one year period. On 118 patients received in the
service for clandestine abortion, 60 were retained
for the study. The 58 other files were excluded because of not containing
sufficient information for this study.The descriptive statistical analyses were applied
for the data analysis.Results: The frequency of the allowed patients for
complication of clandestine abortion caused at theSaint Joseph hospital of Kinshasa was 6.03%. The
most concerned population with this practice was less than 15 years and more
than 45 years; they were unmarried (41.6%) and nulliparous (41.6%) in mostcases.
Ancillary medical staff (especially nurses) was accused the most in this
practice of the illegalabortion caused by the dilatation and curettage with50%.
The genital haemorrhage constitutes the principal complication and reason for
consultation and accounted for 78.3%. The assumption of responsibility is
primarily medical and surgical. The vital prognosis is satisfactory for the
immediate one, because no
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