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{"title":"A Population-Based Cross-Sectional Study of Anxiety and Depression Associated with the COVID-19 Pandemic in Nigeria","authors":"E. Tobin, E. Okogbenin, A. Obi","doi":"10.11648/J.CAJPH.20210703.16","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.11648/J.CAJPH.20210703.16","url":null,"abstract":"The COVID-19 pandemic has created mental health challenges among the public. The study objectives were to determine the prevalence of anxiety, depression and associated factors among the general public in Nigeria during the COVID-19 pandemic. The cross-sectional study was conducted between May 2020 and June 2020 using an online questionnaire that captured sociodemographic data, generalized anxiety disorder (GAD-7), depression (PHQ-9), lifestyle practices, self-rated health, and exposure to COVID-19 information through social media. Data were analysed using Statistical Package for Social Science with associations tested at 95% confidence interval. Appropriate institutional ethical board approval was obtained, and informed consent obtained from all participants. 543 adults participated, 101 (18.6%) and 131 (24.1%) respondents were classified as having depressive and anxiety disorders respectively. Females (χ2=11.06, p < 0.01), alcohol use (OR 5.50, p < 0.01, 95% CI 2.18-13.87) and poor self-rated health (OR 2.97, p=0.04, 95% CI 1.08-8.22) were significantly associated with GAD. Alcohol consumption (OR 4.27, p < 0.01, 95% CI 1.56-12.04), currently being on medication (OR 2.96, p < 0.01, 95% CI 1.31-6.70) and poor self-rated health (OR 4.21 p < 0.01, 95% CI 1.73-10.23) were significantly associated with depression. Increasing frequency of information on Covid-19 through social media was significantly associated with decreased anxiety and depression (χ2=7.95, p=0.02). A considerable proportion of respondents experienced anxiety and depression, especially persons with unhealthy lifestyles and poor health. Interventions to improve mental health should target these at-risk groups.","PeriodicalId":339086,"journal":{"name":"Central African Journal of Public Health","volume":"7 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-05-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133268351","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Career and Recognition of Community Health Professionals Graduated from Alioune Diop University in Bambey (Senegal)","authors":"O. Kâ, F. Sy, Mountaga Elimane Dia, N. Ngom, A. Ndiaye, Aladji Madior Diop, B. Guèye, C. Diop, M. Bop, A. Tall, P. G. Sow, M. Faye, L. Guéye","doi":"10.11648/J.CAJPH.20210703.13","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.11648/J.CAJPH.20210703.13","url":null,"abstract":"Introduction: Constituting a new body to contribute to improving the health of populations, community health professionals trained at Alioune Diop University in Bambey (Senegal) must integrate into a medicalized health system where curative medicine occupies a place preponderant. Objectives: to appreciate the level of understanding of the concept of community health and the challenge of integrating graduates in community health into the health care system. Methods: This was a qualitative study conducted from February 1 to April 15, 2020, targeting community health professionals and employers. Two tools were used: semi-structured interviews for employers and the focus group for community health professionals. Results: Community health professionals are assimilated by healthcare professionals and by patients to community health workers, although the latter have no professional qualification. The actions used by employers are more akin to public health than to community health. Community health professionals reported the existence of jurisdictional conflicts within the core team of the medical region or health district. The community health professionals greatly appreciated the establishment of the community health program, which according to it should be extended to hospitals and urban populations. Moreover, they would like their recruitment into the public service to strengthen the human resources of the health system. Conclusion: Recommendations have been formulated for an appropriation of this concept by healthcare professionals and decision-makers.","PeriodicalId":339086,"journal":{"name":"Central African Journal of Public Health","volume":"62 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-05-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126414555","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Willingness to Pay for Universal Health Coverage Scheme for Maternal and Child Health Care and Services in Benin","authors":"Adanmavokin Justin Sossou, Gilles-Armand Sossou, Alphonse Kpozehoue, Babatounde Charlemagne Igue, E. Ouendo","doi":"10.11648/J.CAJPH.20210703.14","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.11648/J.CAJPH.20210703.14","url":null,"abstract":"Enrolment in a universal health coverage scheme is a way to access health care and services and to reduce the catastrophic health expenditures that plunge already vulnerable populations into extreme poverty. As part of the analysis of the availability and operational capacity of health services in Benin (SARA 2018), an analysis of recipients’ satisfaction and their willingness to pay for Universal Health Coverage scheme was carried out in 2018. This is a cross-sectional study with an analytical focus that covered 475 health facilities and 956 recipients of health care and services selected at random in health care structures and in the community. The dependent variable studied was the willingness to pay for Universal Health Coverage scheme and the explanatory variables were those relating to socio-cultural and economic factors and the reception of the recipient in the care environment. The hybrid bidding game technique was used to estimate the amount to be paid for the Universal Health Coverage scheme. Univariate and multivariate analyses were carried out to analyse the data. The data showed that Beninese people do not have a culture of early care-seeking; they get care when the episode of illness induces a temporary incapacity for work. The results observed showed that the following factors significantly influenced willingness to pay: being able to talk to the doctor, the feeling of being valued and treated with respect, the individual’s ability to pay, access to pain management and temporary incapacity. In conjunction with the willingness to pay for Universal Health Coverage scheme, the payment amount, determined using the contingent valuation method, was 767 FCFA or US$1.43 per month per individual. In view of these results and taking into account the socio-economic realities of the country where approximately 38.5% of the population is poor according to monetary poverty (Benin 2020), the pooling of health insurance coverage appears to be the solution to eliminate the financial barrier and the risks of catastrophic health expenditure. State subsidies for the contributions of populations in extreme poverty also appear necessary to ensure the sustainability, equity and sustainability of the health insurance scheme.","PeriodicalId":339086,"journal":{"name":"Central African Journal of Public Health","volume":"29 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-05-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"134106334","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The Factor(s) Influencing Male Involvement in Family Planning– Findings from a Rural Community in South West, Nigeria","authors":"O. Fajobi, Damola Fajobi, O. Olugbade, S. olowookere","doi":"10.11648/J.CAJPH.20210703.12","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.11648/J.CAJPH.20210703.12","url":null,"abstract":"The drive to include men in family planning programming in one part can increase contraceptive prevalence and also reduce the unmet need for family planning especially in Africa especially sub-Saharan Africa, where 2015 millennium development goals in reproductive health were not achieved, however concerted efforts to achieve the sustainable development goals is ongoing. The contraceptive prevalence in Nigeria reported to be 17% in 2018 is less than the average of 55% in sub-Saharan Africa and global average of 76%. This low adoption of contraceptive has been linked to increased maternal mortality in the region. We conducted a descriptive cross-sectional study which examined the role of 464 married men, in family planning in Gambari, a rural settlement in Oyo state, South-West Nigeria. The objective of the study was to determine the knowledge, attitude and use of modern contraceptive methods by respondents and their spouses and to identify factors which influence the adoption of family planning methods by men. The mean age of respondents was 42 years, with their age ranging from 20 to 85 years. The Contraceptive method most respondents were aware of, was the injectable (62.5%) followed by the condom (44.8%). A total 80.8% (375) of men had overall poor knowledge of contraceptive methods, while 19.2% (89) had good knowledge. There was a statistically significant relationship between couples’ discussion of family planning and spousal contraceptive use (χ2=123, p<0.0001). Multivariate analysis showed that men with at least secondary education had a better knowledge, attitude and were more likely to have used modern contraception than those with only primary or no education. The study concluded that with better knowledge about contraceptives, men can enhance adoption of family planning, increase contraception uptake and match their attitudes with corresponding action.","PeriodicalId":339086,"journal":{"name":"Central African Journal of Public Health","volume":"71 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-05-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124573099","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Assessment of Nutritional Status Among Primary School Pupils in South Western Nigeria","authors":"S. Deji, O. Solomon, A. Akinwumi, P. Ajayi, O. Odu","doi":"10.11648/J.CAJPH.20210703.11","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.11648/J.CAJPH.20210703.11","url":null,"abstract":"Malnutrition remains a major problem affecting millions of children in Africa. The objective of this study was to assess the nutritional status among primary school pupils in Olorunda Local government of Osogbo metropolis in South Western Nigeria. Semi-structured questionnaires were administered to respondents in11schools randomly selected. A cross sectional study design was used and multi-stage sampling technique was utilized in selecting participants for the study. Data was analyzed using Statistical Package for the Social Sciences. A total of 487 pupils were interviewed and their age range was 5–16years with a mean age of 8 years. More females (53.6%) than males (46.4%) were interviewed. Most fathers were skilled workers and while most mothers were in the unskilled labor force. Above half (50.2%) of the study population were found to have poor nutritional history based on the 24 hour dietary recall. Also using WHO standard measurements of z score with a standard deviation of <-2, which is an indication of moderate undernourished children, 65.7% were stunted with low height for age, and 74.5% were underweight with low weight for age. More pupils were stunted in the higher classes compared to pupils in the lower classes. The study concluded that despite the various intervention programmes of non-Governmental and Governmental organizations, significant percentage of Nigerian primary school children still have poor nutritional status.","PeriodicalId":339086,"journal":{"name":"Central African Journal of Public Health","volume":"15 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-05-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130816941","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Medical Errors Disclosure Practices, Barriers and Motivations to Disclosures Among Physicians in Tertiary and Secondary Health Facilities in Abuja Nigeria","authors":"Ramsey M Yalma, M. C. Asuzu","doi":"10.11648/J.CAJPH.20210702.15","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.11648/J.CAJPH.20210702.15","url":null,"abstract":"The disclosure of medical errors is very important in ensuring the quality of patient care and safety. However, the disclosure practices by physicians are not well documented in this setting. The objective of this study is to compare the disclosure practices as well as the motivations and barriers to disclosure of these errors among physicians in government secondary and tertiary health facilities in Abuja, Nigeria. A cross sectional survey of physicians working in six out of fourteen government hospitals was conducted. A cluster sampling technique of the hospitals as the clusters was employed to obtain the total sample size of 402 physicians, 201 for each level. A semi structured, self-administered questionnaire was used to collect quantitative data on near misses, mistakes, slips or lapses and technical errors. Data was analysed using SPSS version 15.0 and summarised as proportions. Chi-square test was used to assess associations between variables at a significance level of 5%. Also logistic regression analyses were used to determine the significant predictors of medical error occurrences and disclosures. Some 255 physicians i.e. (52.6%) from the tertiary level and 230 (47.4%) from the secondary level were interviewed. Both the tertiary and the secondary levels had very poor medical errors disclosure practices, with disclosure of errors that caused patient’s death or disability (3.9 vs. 8.3%, p=0.023); or disclosure of errors that caused discomfort or prolonged treatment to patients (33.2% vs. 21.3%, p=0.026). The major barriers to error disclosures at the tertiary and the secondary health facilities were: lack of malpractice insurance (69.4% vs. 48.2%, p=0.000); lack of policies for disclosing errors (62.4% vs. 55.4%, p=0.119); and the fear of negative patient reactions (56.7% vs. 51.3%, p=0.233). The major motivations to errors disclosure were receiving a positive feedback from the institution (65.1% vs. 56.3%, p=0.048) and the support and understanding of colleagues (50.2% vs. 48.7%, p=0.74). This study suggests poor medical errors disclosure practices. In this study setting, the development of institutional policies on disclosure will motivate physicians’ disclosure of medical errors and this should be encouraged. Such policies should include institutionally administered malpractice insurance for the physicians.","PeriodicalId":339086,"journal":{"name":"Central African Journal of Public Health","volume":"2 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-04-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130911665","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Risk of Diabetes in Cameroonian Patients with Psychosis and Under Antipsychotic Therapy: A Cross-Sectional Study","authors":"Hermine Raissa Hell, Maxwell Nguedjo Wandji, Celine Sylvie Mimboe Bilongo, Ruth Edwige Dibacto Kemadjou, Boris Ronald Tchuente Tonou, Therese Henriette Dimodi, Gabriel Medoua Nama, O. Bassong","doi":"10.11648/J.CAJPH.20200606.18","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.11648/J.CAJPH.20200606.18","url":null,"abstract":"Background: Diabetes is a public health problem worldwide and in sub-Saharan African countries such as Cameroon. According to many studies, the use of antipsychotic drugs increases the risk of developing diabetes mellitus by 2 to 3 times more in people with psychotic disorders than in the general population. The present study aimed to assess the influence of antipsychotic drugs used on the risk of developing diabetes and to identify other factors predictive of abnormal blood glucose levels in patients suffering from psychosis. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted from the 3rd to the 19th of January 2018. Patients aged at least 18 years old suffering from psychosis and undiagnosed as diabetic before initiation of antipsychotic treatment were recruited at the Jamot Hospital in Yaounde. A questionnaire was used to collect sociodemographic, anthropometric, and clinical data. The Chi-Square test was used to assess the relationship between hyperglycemia and categorical variables and the multivariate logistic regression model was used to determine independent predictors of hyperglycemia through the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) version 20.0. Results: A total of 82 patients were included in the study (41 males and 41 females). The fasting blood sugar ≥100 mg/dL appeared to be higher but not significant in patients on atypical antipsychotic therapy (124.74±23.31mg/dL) compared to patients on typical antipsychotic therapy (115.74±18.63 mg/dL); with a positive and non-significant correlation between hyperglycemia and duration of treatment (r=0.215; p=0.053). However, in both typical and atypical antipsychotic patients, fasting glucose sugar levels between 110-125mg/dL were observed at the same level (118.07±4.84 mg/dL and 118.09±3.41mg/dL respectively). Male sex (OR=1.41; 95% CI 0.54-3.64), age group < 35 years (OR=1.84; 95% CI 0.69-4.88), single (OR=2.18; 95% CI 0.83-5.67), typical antipsychotic drugs (OR=1.12; 95% CI 0.42-3.01), schizophrenia (OR=1.80; 95% CI 0.25-12.84) and bipolar disorder (OR=1.50; 95% CI 0.14-15.46) were independent predictors of hyperglycemia in those patients. Conclusion: Regular monitoring of anthropometric and clinical parameters should be assigned to people suffering from psychotic disorders and under treatment. Therefore, they should benefit from good management of the risk factors for diabetes to prevent the onset of the disease and avoid increased morbidity and mortality in this vulnerable population.","PeriodicalId":339086,"journal":{"name":"Central African Journal of Public Health","volume":"39 ","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-12-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"120940074","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Epidemiologic Response to the First Case of COVID-19 in Nigeria","authors":"T. Coker, H. Yusuff, O. Ogunbode, Olawale Sunday Animasaun, Adesoji Odukoya, O. Olugbade, I. Abdullahi, Omotayo Yusuff Awere, Gloria Charles Archibong, Adefunke Comfort Adesina, Islamiat Y Soneye, A. Akinremi, A. Bisiriyu, Oluseyi Moses Adu, Abisola Tosin Egbebi, Serifat Omobolanle Aminu, F. O. Ajayi, Risquat Oluremi Salako, F. Soyinka, Olukayode Kusimo, Adesanya Ekundayo Ayinde, Sunday Dele-David, Muhammad Shakir Balogun","doi":"10.11648/J.CAJPH.20200606.14","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.11648/J.CAJPH.20200606.14","url":null,"abstract":": Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has resulted in an unprecedented global health security challenge, economic downturns and psychosocial disruptions. First reported in Wuhan, China, the epidemic swiftly spread to over 200 countries and territories. In Nigeria, the first confirmed COVID-19 case was imported via air travel on 24 th of February 2020 and Confirmed on 27 th of February 2020. Minimal public health surveillance activities were initiated before then. In response to the confirmation of COVID-19, incident management activities, epidemiologic surveillance, contact tracing, infection, prevention and control trainings, COVID-19 testing and activation of isolation and treatment centers were immediately implemented in Ogun State. The objective of the outbreak investigation in Ogun State was to determine the magnitude of the outbreak, characterize the outbreak, and implement disease detection","PeriodicalId":339086,"journal":{"name":"Central African Journal of Public Health","volume":"45 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-12-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132837694","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Characterization of Abdominal Organs Among Patients with Ascites, Elribat Teaching Hospital, Sudan; Sonographic Study","authors":"T. Elsheikh, Elsafi Ahmed Abdullah Supervisor, A. Osman","doi":"10.11648/J.CAJPH.20200606.13","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.11648/J.CAJPH.20200606.13","url":null,"abstract":"Background: Ascites is an accumulation of excessive fluid in peritoneal cavity. Aim: To determine sonographic appearances of abdominal organs among patients having ascites, attending at Ultrasound Department, Elribat Teaching Hospital, Sudan; 2016. Methods: The study design was a cross sectional study. Independent variable was ascites. Dependent variables were liver echogenisity, size, volume and width; pancreas echogenisity, size, volume and width; spleen echogenisity, size, volume and width; para-aortic lymph nodes echogenicity, diameter, volume, and width; ascetic fluid volume; and kidney echogenisity, size, volume and width. Twenty nine patients were selected. Investigation was done using abdominal ultrasound. Personal data (age, and sex) was obtained by direct interview. Data was analyzed using SPSS version 21. Chi square test at 95% CL was considered statistically significant. Results: About 65.5% of them were male; 31% were in age group (66-80) years, followed (24.1%) by age group (51-65) years, and least one (3.4%) was age group (21-35) years; mean age was 56.96 years; minimum age was 8 years; and maximum age was 88 years. Percentage of increased liver echogenicity, volume, width, and diameter; was found to be high. Width and diameter of spleen was increased among most of respondents. There was strong statistical association between echogenicity of liver and that of spleen; between echogenicity, diameter, width, and volume of para-aortic lymph nodes; and ascetic fluid volume. Regarding ascetic fluid volume there was equal distribution of moderate and gross ascites among them. There was statistical association between para-aortic lymph nodes volume and ascetic fluid volume. Echogenicity of spleen together with echogenicity of pancreas were statistically associated with echogenicity of para-aortic lymph nodes. Conclusion and recommendations: Involvement of liver was obvious among patients having ascites. Conduction of a research to correlate sonographic findings with diagnosis of disease is recommended.","PeriodicalId":339086,"journal":{"name":"Central African Journal of Public Health","volume":"63 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-11-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127100479","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Associated Factors with Pre-eclampsia Among Pregnant Women Attending Antenatal Care in SOS Hospital Mogadishu, Somalia: A Hospital-based Study","authors":"Omar Dahir, Samio Mohamud, Ahmed Abdinoor, G. Dahir, Hoda Abdinur","doi":"10.11648/J.CAJPH.20200606.12","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.11648/J.CAJPH.20200606.12","url":null,"abstract":"Background and objective: Preeclampsia is a condition that affects some pregnant women during the second half of their pregnancy. It is estimated that 3-5% of all pregnancies is affected by preeclampsia and it has become the leading cause of maternal and fetal morbidity and mortality across the world. The objective of this study was to determine risk factors associated with Pre-eclampsia among pregnant women attending antenatal care in SOS hospital. Methods: A cross-sectional hospital-based study was conducted among 80 pregnant women attending antenatal care in SOS hospital. Face to face interview questionnaire was performed from April to June 2020. SPSS version 23, was used for the data analysis. Socio-demographic of respondent, previous history of chronic disease obstetric characteristics were described using the statistics of frequency and Percentage distributions. Results: of the 80 of the diagnosed with preeclampsia, majority of the them were above the age of 30 this represented 33.8% depict that there is a high rate of preeclampsia cases in extreme ages. Divorced women had higher percentage of 61.3% compared to widowed and married women with 33.8% and 5 percent respectively. High blood pressure was high among the women tested with 77.5% of them had the history of hypertension. Majority of the women interviewed 76.3% had no family history of preeclampsia. Conclusion: the prevalence of preeclampsia variation was related by maternal age, maternal education, unemployed women, family problem, and previous history of hypertension and used women more salts during pregnancy. Among the pregnant women, those that were in the first trimester were almost the same as those that were at their third trimester with 42.5% and 38.8% respectively. Only 42.5% of the gestational age of pregnancy were at their first trimester. Regular training of health workers on preeclampsia causes, effects and how to prevent it from becoming a long lasting issue among pregnant women need to be addressed and for further studies are recommended.","PeriodicalId":339086,"journal":{"name":"Central African Journal of Public Health","volume":"67 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-11-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125410095","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}