There
are seven risk factors of ophthalmia neonatorum, which are:
are seven risk factors of ophthalmia neonatorum, which are:
·
Maternal vaginal discharge during pregnancy.
Maternal vaginal discharge during pregnancy.
·
Prolonged labour.
Prolonged labour.
·
Place of delivery (delivery outside health facilities)
Place of delivery (delivery outside health facilities)
·
Maternal socioeconomic status.
Maternal socioeconomic status.
·
Prolonged rupture of the amniotic membrane.
Prolonged rupture of the amniotic membrane.
·
Maternal marital status
Maternal marital status
In a
case-control study of ophthalmia neonatorum (ON) carried out in five (5)
hospitals in Kaduna metropolis in Northern Nigeria. Two hundred controls. The
male and female ratio was 1.1:1. The mean age of the patients was 8.9 days, and
the range was from birth to 28 days. Only 3 maternal vaginal discharge,
prolonged rupture of the membrane and place of delivery (in hospital) were
found to be statistically significant. The mothers of the cases had vaginal
discharge during pregnancy as against 31 (15.5%) of the mothers in the control
group (p<0.01). Prolonged rupture of amniotic membrane occurred in 24 (12%
of the cases and in 5 (2.5%) of the control group (p<0.05), 69 (34.5%) of
the cases were delivered at home while 98 (49%) of the control group were
delivered at home (p<0.05).
case-control study of ophthalmia neonatorum (ON) carried out in five (5)
hospitals in Kaduna metropolis in Northern Nigeria. Two hundred controls. The
male and female ratio was 1.1:1. The mean age of the patients was 8.9 days, and
the range was from birth to 28 days. Only 3 maternal vaginal discharge,
prolonged rupture of the membrane and place of delivery (in hospital) were
found to be statistically significant. The mothers of the cases had vaginal
discharge during pregnancy as against 31 (15.5%) of the mothers in the control
group (p<0.01). Prolonged rupture of amniotic membrane occurred in 24 (12%
of the cases and in 5 (2.5%) of the control group (p<0.05), 69 (34.5%) of
the cases were delivered at home while 98 (49%) of the control group were
delivered at home (p<0.05).
