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 ≥30
years (aOR = 0.01, 95% CI: 0.001-
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