Pathologies and Affections Diagnosed in Outpatient Department of Gynecology at Yalgado Ouedraogo Teaching Hospital of Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso

Sawadogo Yobi Alexis; Ouedraogo Issa; Kiemtore Sibraogo; Toure Boubakar; Zamane Hyacinthe; Ouattara Adama; Kain Dantola Paul; Ouedraogo Charlemagne R. Marie; Thieba Blandine

Authors

Sawadogo Yobi Alexis Assistant Professor in Obstetrics and Gynecology at Unity of Training and Research in Health Sciences (UFR/ SDS), University Ouaga I Professor Joseph KI-ZERBO; Obstetrician and Gynecologist at Yalgado Ouedraogo Teaching Hospital of Ouagadougou
Ouedraogo Issa Assistant Professor in Obstetrics and Gynecology at Unity of Training and Research in Health Sciences (UFR/ SDS), University Ouaga I Professor Joseph KI-ZERBO; Obstetrician and Gynecologist at Yalgado Ouedraogo Teaching Hospital of Ouagadougou
Kiemtore Sibraogo Assistant Professor in Obstetrics and Gynecology at Unity of Training and Research in Health Sciences (UFR/ SDS), University Ouaga I Professor Joseph KI-ZERBO; Obstetrician and Gynecologist at Yalgado Ouedraogo Teaching Hospital of Ouagadougou
Toure Boubakar Assistant Professor in Obstetrics and Gynecology at Unity of Training and Research in Health Sciences (UFR/ SDS), University Ouaga I Professor Joseph KI-ZERBO; Obstetrician and Gynecologist at Yalgado Ouedraogo Teaching Hospital of Ouagadougou
Zamane Hyacinthe Assistant Professor in Obstetrics and Gynecology at Unity of Training and Research in Health Sciences (UFR/ SDS), University Ouaga I Professor Joseph KI-ZERBO; Obstetrician and Gynecologist at Yalgado Ouedraogo Teaching Hospital of Ouagadougou
Ouattara Adama Assistant Professor in Obstetrics and Gynecology at Unity of Training and Research in Health Sciences (UFR/ SDS), University Ouaga I Professor Joseph KI-ZERBO; Obstetrician and Gynecologist at Yalgado Ouedraogo Teaching Hospital of Ouagadougou
Kain Dantola Paul Assistant Professor in Obstetrics and Gynecology at Unity of Training and Research in Health Sciences (UFR/ SDS), University Ouaga I Professor Joseph KI-ZERBO; Obstetrician and Gynecologist at Yalgado Ouedraogo Teaching Hospital of Ouagadougou
Ouedraogo Charlemagne R. Marie Full Professor in Obstetrics and Gynaecology at Unity of Training and Research in Health Sciences (UFR/ SDS), University Ouaga I Professor Joseph Ki-Zerbo
Thieba Blandine Full Professor in Obstetrics and Gynaecology at Unity of Training and Research in Health Sciences (UFR/ SDS), University Ouaga I Professor Joseph Ki-Zerbo

Keywords:

outpatient, pathologies diagnosed, gynecology, Ouagadougou

Abstract

Introduction: Pathologies diagnosed in outpatient clinic of Obstetrics and Gynecology vary from country to country. In Burkina Faso, the data in this area are fragmentary, hence the interest of this study which aimed to determine the pathologies and affections diagnosed in outpatient clinic of the department of gynecology and obstetrics at Yalgado Ouedraogo Teaching Hospital.

Patients and methods: This was a cross-sectional study that ran from February 10, 2014 to April 17, 2014. It involved 500 patients seen for the first time in the outpatient unit.

Results: Outpatients represented 22.3% of all patients admitted in the department during the study period. The mean age of the patients was 32.5 years with extremes of 7 and 75 years. The average parity of women was 1.6 with extremes of 0 and 12. Patients seen in consultation were news in 59.1% of cases. Gynecological consultations accounted for 72.2% and obstetric consultations for 27.8%. The most common pathologies in gynecology were, in descending order, uterine fibroids, genital infections, and ovarian cysts. Risk factor pregnancies accounted for 48.3% of obstetric outpatient diagnoses.

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Author Biography

Ouedraogo Issa, Assistant Professor in Obstetrics and Gynecology at Unity of Training and Research in Health Sciences (UFR/ SDS), University Ouaga I Professor Joseph KI-ZERBO; Obstetrician and Gynecologist at Yalgado Ouedraogo Teaching Hospital of Ouagadougou

Obstetrician and Gynecologist at Ouahigouya Teaching Hospital

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