Epidemiology of Molar Pregnancy in N’djamena Chadian-Chinese Friendship University Hospital
Year: 2025
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: Introduction: Hydatidiform mole or molar pregnancy is a cystic degeneration of the chorionic villi associated with tumor proliferation of the trophoblast. The aim of this study was to describe the epidemiological aspects of hydatidiform mole pregnancy at the Chad-China Friendship Hospital. Patients and Method: This was a descriptive study with prospective data collection over a period of two (2) years in the gynecology and obstetrics department N’Djamena Chadian Chinese friendship university hospital (NCCFUH). The study population consisted of all patients admitted to the gynecological-obstetric emergency. All patients admitted for a molar pregnancy and consenting patients were included in the study. Data were collected using a pre-established data sheet containing all the variables. Patients were retained and followed throughout the study period. The variables were sociodemographic, clinical, paraclinical and prognostic. Data were entered using Excel and analyzed using SPSS version 26. Results: The frequency of molar pregnancies was 0.85%. The most common age group was 15 to 20. The mean age was 25.15 years, with extremes of 15 and 40 years. The women were married (97%), housewives (80%), grand multi-gestational women (35%), mostly from urban areas (72%), half of whose spouses were shopkeepers (50%) and whose socio-economic level was average (67%). The reason for consultation was mainly metrorrhagia (57.5%), with a history of miscarriage in 42% of cases and contraception in 73% of cases. Rhesus [O+] and [A+] blood groups accounted for 37.5% and 20% of cases respectively. Conclusion: Hydatidiform mole is a relatively common condition.
Author: Gabkika Bray Madoué
Language: English
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4410777936