[ Epidémiologie des infections néonatales précoces à l’hôpital général de référence de Bunia, province de l’Ituri, au nord-est de la République Démocratique du Congo ]
Volume 42, Issue 4, June 2024, Pages 719–725
LOKAZO LONU Deogratias1, Amuda Baba Dieu Merci2, and KAMUHANDA BUGASAKI Jacob3
1 Assistant, Institut Supérieur des Techniques Médicales de Bunia, Province de l’Ituri, RD Congo
2 Institut Supérieur des Techniques Médicales de Bunia (ISTM Bunia), RD Congo
3 Chef de Travaux, Institut Supérieur Pédagogique de Bunia, Province de l’Ituri, RD Congo
Original language: French
Copyright © 2024 ISSR Journals. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
This study has been realized with the aim of analyzing the epidemiology of infections in the early neonatal period in the referral hospital of Bunia. The cross-sectional method supported by documentary analysis was used to collect data from 3775 respondents. After the analysis, it was revealed the following: - The frequency of early neonatal infections in the referral hospital of Bunia from 2018 to 2022 is 51.68%. - Neonatal fever was the most dominant factor in newborns (67.90%). - The majority of respondents had no background related to the mother (81.36%). - Almost the majority of respondents were submitted to Amoxycillin/ampicillin + Gentamycin (93.88%). - More than 89.97% of our respondents had benefited from regular follow-ups. - To end, healing was the main outcome of treatment. In view of these results, it should be noted that neonatal infection in the early period is still a major health problem in newborns. So, there is a strong need to develop effective preventative and curative interventions to support newborns in early neonatal period.
Author Keywords: Epidemiology, neonatal infection, early period, general referral hospital.
Volume 42, Issue 4, June 2024, Pages 719–725
LOKAZO LONU Deogratias1, Amuda Baba Dieu Merci2, and KAMUHANDA BUGASAKI Jacob3
1 Assistant, Institut Supérieur des Techniques Médicales de Bunia, Province de l’Ituri, RD Congo
2 Institut Supérieur des Techniques Médicales de Bunia (ISTM Bunia), RD Congo
3 Chef de Travaux, Institut Supérieur Pédagogique de Bunia, Province de l’Ituri, RD Congo
Original language: French
Copyright © 2024 ISSR Journals. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Abstract
This study has been realized with the aim of analyzing the epidemiology of infections in the early neonatal period in the referral hospital of Bunia. The cross-sectional method supported by documentary analysis was used to collect data from 3775 respondents. After the analysis, it was revealed the following: - The frequency of early neonatal infections in the referral hospital of Bunia from 2018 to 2022 is 51.68%. - Neonatal fever was the most dominant factor in newborns (67.90%). - The majority of respondents had no background related to the mother (81.36%). - Almost the majority of respondents were submitted to Amoxycillin/ampicillin + Gentamycin (93.88%). - More than 89.97% of our respondents had benefited from regular follow-ups. - To end, healing was the main outcome of treatment. In view of these results, it should be noted that neonatal infection in the early period is still a major health problem in newborns. So, there is a strong need to develop effective preventative and curative interventions to support newborns in early neonatal period.
Author Keywords: Epidemiology, neonatal infection, early period, general referral hospital.
Abstract: (french)
Cette étude a été réalisée dans le but d’analyser l’épidémiologie des infections en période néonatale précoce à l’Hôpital Général de Référence de Bunia. Pour sa réalisation, la méthode transversale appuyée par l’analyse documentaire a été utilisée pour la collecte des données auprès de 3775 enquêtés. Après analyse, il a été révélé ce qui suit: - La fréquence des infections néonatales précoces à l’HGR/BUNIA de 2018 à 2022 s’élève à 51,68%. - La fièvre néonatale était le facteur le plus dominant chez les nouveau-nés (67,90%). - La majorité des enquêtés n’avaient aucun antécédent lié à la mère (81,36%). - La quasi-majorité des enquêtés étaient soumis à l’Amoxicilline/Ampicilline + Gentamycine (93,88%). - Plus de 89,97% des enquêtés avaient bénéficié d’un suivi régulier. - Pour terminer, la guérison était la principale issue de la prise en charge. Au vu de ces résultats, il convient de signaler que l’infection néonatale en période précoce demeure encore un problème de santé important chez les nouveau-nés. Il est donc nécessaire d’entreprendre des interventions préventives et curatives efficaces à l’égard des nouveaux nés en période néonatale précoce.
Author Keywords: Epidémiologie, infections néonatales, période précoce, hôpital général de référence.
How to Cite this Article
LOKAZO LONU Deogratias, Amuda Baba Dieu Merci, and KAMUHANDA BUGASAKI Jacob, “Epidemiology of Early Neonatal Infections at the Bunia General Referral Hospital, in the Ituri Province, Northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo,” International Journal of Innovation and Applied Studies, vol. 42, no. 4, pp. 719–725, June 2024.
