ArticleFrontiers in global women's health2022
Prevalence and Risk Factors of Preterm Birth Among Pregnant Women Admitted at the Labor Ward of the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, Ghana.
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- Prevalence and determinants of preterm birth at University Teaching Hospital of Kigali: a retrospective study.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2026Article
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- Incidence, risk factors and outcomes of preterm live births in a tertiary health facility in Ghana.PloS one · 2025Article
- Prevalence and predictors of common mental disorders among mothers of preterm babies at neonatal intensive care units in Ghana.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Assessment of Neonatal Mortality and Associated Hospital-Related Factors in Healthcare Facilities Within Sunyani and Sunyani West Municipal Assemblies in Bono Region, Ghana.Health services insights · 2024Article
- Preterm Births and Associated Factors among Women who Delivered in a District Hospital in Eastern Province, Rwanda: A retrospective study.Rwanda journal of medicine and health sciences · 2023Article
- Maternal, obstetric and gynecological factors associated with preterm birth in Rwanda: findings from a national longitudinal study.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2023Article
- Proportion and factors influencing client satisfaction with delivery services in health facilities in the Sissala East Municipality, Ghana: A cross-sectional study.Health science reports · 2023Article
- Preterm birth in Mogadishu, Somalia: Burden and determinants from a retrospective cross-sectional study.Women's health (London, England)Article
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Abstract
Preterm birth is a global epidemic and a leading cause of neonatal mortality in Sub-Saharan Africa. We evaluated the prevalence and risk factors of preterm birth among women attending the labor ward for delivery at a tertiary hospital in Ghana. This comparative cross-sectional study was conducted among a cohort of 209 pregnant women admitted to the labor ward of the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH). Pregnant women who delivered between 28 and 36 completed weeks of gestation were classified as preterm delivery whereas those who delivered after 37-42 completed weeks were described as term. Sociodemographic, clinical, and obstetric data were collected from patient's folder and hospital archives. Categorical variables were analyzed and expressed as frequencies and proportions. We determined the association between obstetric factors and preterm delivery with multiple logistic regressions. Significance level of the strength of association was determined at
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