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Ectopic pregnancy in a defined Nigerian population
Author(s) -
Makinde O.O.,
Ogunniyi S.O.
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
international journal of gynecology and obstetrics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.895
H-Index - 97
eISSN - 1879-3479
pISSN - 0020-7292
DOI - 10.1016/0020-7292(90)90008-9
Subject(s) - medicine , ectopic pregnancy , incidence (geometry) , obstetrics , pregnancy , population , gynecology , environmental health , genetics , physics , optics , biology
All cases of ectopic pregnancy in the Ile‐Ife teaching hospital between 1977 and 1987 were reviewed. The incidence per 1000 births was 4.76, and this condition accounted for 2.75% of all gynecological admissions. The associated mortality was low (0.5%). An increasing incidence was observed during the study period, as was an increasing proportion of nulliparous patients. Tubal damage from pelvic infections might account for the trends.