ArticleThe East African health research journal2020
Factors and Causes of Puerperal Sepsis in Kilimanjaro, Tanzania: A Descriptive Study among Postnatal Women who Attended Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre.
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- Prevalence and factors associated with maternal and neonatal sepsis in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in public health · 2024Pooled it
- Determinants of puerperal sepsis among postpartum women at public hospital in Gedeo Zone, southern Ethiopia, 2023: unmatched case-control study.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2026Article
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- Assessing patient-level risk factors for evidence-based early diagnosis of maternal sepsis.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2025Article
- Determinants of puerperal sepsis among postpartum women admitted to Harar town public hospitals in eastern Ethiopia: an unmatched case-control study.BMC women's health · 2025Article
- Factors influencing health promotion behavior on puerperal sepsis among postpartum mothers.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2025Article
- Prevalence and factors associated with puerperal sepsis among postnatal women at a Tertiary Referral Hospital in Western Uganda.PloS one · 2025Article
- Determinants of puerperal sepsis among postpartum women: a case-control study in East Shoa Zone public hospitals, Central Ethiopia.BMJ open · 2024Article
- Determinants of puerperal sepsis among postpartum women at a tertiary care hospital in Ethiopia: an unmatched case-control study.Contraception and reproductive medicine · 2024Article
- Burst abdomen: a preventable risk of severe maternal morbidity in a developing country (a case-control study at a university teaching hospital in Tanzania).The Pan African medical journal · 2024Article
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- Incidence and predictors of puerperal sepsis among postpartum women at Debre Markos comprehensive specialized hospital, northwest Ethiopia: A prospective cohort study.Frontiers in global women's health · 2023Article
- Incidence and determinants of maternal sepsis in Ghana in the midst of a pandemic.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2022Article
- Risk factors for puerperal sepsis among postpartum women attending public hospitals in the Dawro Zone, Southwest Ethiopia: Unmatched case‒control study.Women's health (London, England)Article
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Abstract
backgroundPuerperal sepsis is the major cause of maternal morbidity and mortality worldwide. About 94% of maternal mortality occur in low and middle-income countries including Tanzania.
objectiveTo estimate the prevalence, document factors and causes of puerperal sepsis among postnatal women who attended postnatal care in Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre Hospital in the year 2015. METHODOLOGY: A descriptive cross-sectional study was carried out at Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre, Tanzania. A total of 183 medical records of attendance in 2015 were used for the study. Information about the isolated organism in culture was retrieved from the Laboratory Information System.
resultsThe prevalence of puerperal sepsis was 11.5% (21/183). The most common factors and causes of puerperal sepsis included caesarean section 66.7% (14/21), postpartum haemorrhage 57.1% (12/21), moderate to severe anaemia 61.9% (13/21), prolonged labour 76.2% (16/21) and bacterial infection 90.5% (19/21). The difference was significant at p<.05. The most bacteria species isolated among women with puerperal sepsis was Staphylococcus spp 50.0% (7/14), Escherichia 28.6% (4/14) and Streptococcus spp 21.4% (3/14).
conclusionPuerperal sepsis is prevalent (11.5%) at Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre.
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