Author(s)

Yayila Tshimba Sylvie¹, Khaki Khang Mariette¹, Kiluba Tshikala Pichou¹, Tendilonge Kasilembo Jean de Dieu¹, Ilunga Kakahi Blaise², Kabamba Nzaji Michel³

¹Nursing Science, Higher Institute of Medical Techniques of Lubumbashi, Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of Congo.
²Higher Institute of Medical Techniques of Lubumbashi, Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of Congo.
³Department of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Kamina, Kamina, Democratic Republic of Congo.

Introduction: Pregnancy is a special natural and physiological event that is not always normally and is responsible for morbidity and preventable mortality. Pregnancy risk is defined as one that is complicated by a factor or factors that negatively affect the outcome of pregnancy the mother’s side and/or perinatal. This study was assigned as targets to determine the risk pregnancy prevalence and the factors associated with these pregnancies. Materiel and Method: We conducted a cross-sectional descriptive study at the General Hospital Katuba in Lubumbashi for a period of three months from March to June 2017. Result: Our results showed that 11.5% of pregnancies were high risk and moderate in 21.6%. Overall, pregnancies were high or moderate risk of 33.1%. A proportion of 19.8% of new mothers were aged over 35 years and 3.4% were under 18 years. The average age was 28.8 ± 7.2 years. Age greater than 35 years, multi-parity, the high parity, the multigestity and the large multigestity were signifi-cantly associated with a risk pregnancy OR: 181 [43.08 to 762.99], OR 16.04 [6 , from 44 to 40.00] OR: 232.39 [58.60 to 971.36] OR: 5.15 [2.06 to 12.87] OR: 78.67 [25.77 to 240, 15. diabetes history OR = 6.32 [1.26 to 31.78], perinatal mortality (p = 0.006) and repeated abortions (p = 0.023) were also significantly related to a pregnancy at risk. Conclusion: A good support suitable or adequate based on risk could never be achieved without close collaboration between stakeholders and health professionals perinatal and follow the microscope stage of the support organization.

Prevalence, Risk Pregnancy, Associated Factors, Lubumbashi

Sylvie, Y. , Mariette, K. , Pichou, K. , Jean de Dieu, T. , Blaise, I. and Michel, K. (2017) Prevalence and Factors Associated with High-Risk Pregnancies in Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of Congo. Open Access Library Journal, 4, 1-8. doi: 10.4236/oalib.1104162.