Indications for Gynaecological Consultation by Women at a Rural Outreach Centre in North-Central Nigeria | Chapter 11 | Current Trends in Disease and Health Vol. 2
Aims: To identify the reasons for consultations, the common clinical diagnosis and disease pattern at a rural gynaecologic outreach clinic. Study Design: Descriptive Retrospective Study. Place and Duration of Study: NKST Hospital Mkar-Gboko, Benue state, North-central Nigeria, in seven years (1 st April 2005 to 31 st July 2012). Methodology: Information from the case notes of patients who attended the outreach clinic over the study period were retrieved and analysed. Majority of the patients came by self-referral. Results: Of the 1,733 women that attended the clinic during the study period, 1,605 (92.6%) women made the inclusion criteria and formed the study population. The age range was 15 to 78 years; mean value of 33.6 +/- 9.5 year; 78% of the women were ages 21 – 40 years. The mean parity was 2.1 +/- 2.7and ranged between 0 to 13 children. 68% of the women were para 0 – 2 whilst 18% had parity of 5 and above. The women had 73 reasons and 2,...