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A P Koalaga

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PubMed1997

Voluntary female sterilisation via minilaparotomy: report from Burkina Faso.

We present the first study of voluntary female sterilisation in Burkina Faso. The average woman undergoing tubal ligation was a 37 year old, married, house wife para 8 with five living children. The main reasons for TL were: achieved desired family size (45.9%) and medical reason (29.5%). The TL was usually performed (77.8%) in the postpartum, using the Pomeroy technique. With a follow up of three to fifteen months, no pregnancy has been reported and no request for reversal expressed. The authors make some suggestions to increase the prevalence of TL in Burkina Faso.

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PubMed1997

[Female sterilization in Burkina Faso. Report of 142 cases].

Through a transversal study over a twelve month period, the authors report 142 cases of female sterilization (FS) in Burkina Faso. The aims of this study were to determine the profile of women undergoing FS and to precise the indications and the immediate outcome. The study took place in the two main gynecologic and obstetric units of the country. Various data about the socio-demographic characteristics of the women, their reproductive history, the indications for the FS and the short term follow up were recorded. The woman undergoing tubal ligation (TL) is 36 years old, gravida 7 para 7 with 5 children (3 boys for 2 girls). Her occupation is housewifery, she is married and is illiterate in 84.4% of the cases. This woman has no prior history of contraceptive use in 71% of the cases. FS was performed for medical reasons in 50% of the cases whereas economic reason was invoked by only 5% of the couples. Prior to the TL oral informed consent was obtained from both the woman and her husband. The TL was performed during caesarean section in 55.6%, in the postpartum period in 34.5% of the cases. Two wound abscesses occurred. With a follow up ranging from 2 to 14 months, no pregnancy has been reported. To give a chance to FS to be popular in Burkina Faso, the authors made some suggestions.

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PubMed1997

[Measles and pregnancy. Apropos of 16 cases in Burkina Faso].

We report an epidemic of 16 cases of measles during pregnancy. The risk factors for such an association and the materno-fetal outcomes are presented. The mean age of the patients was 20.6 years, with a mean gravidity and parity of 2.1 and 1.1 respectively. The mean clinical features were: conjunctivitis, hyperthermia and cutaneous rash. Nine maternal complications occurred: 6 laryngitis and 3 pneumopathies. All patients were HIV negative. The outcomes of the pregnancy were the following: 2 abortions, 3 stillbirths, 1 preterm delivery and 2 full term births. Eight patients with ongoing pregnancies were lost to follow-up after their discharge from the hospital. We conclude on the need for a systematic prevention in exposed pregnant women by immunotherapy and in children by immunization.

Abortion, Spontaneous↗