Abstract
INTRODUCTION: Ectopic pregnancy (EP) is the leading cause of maternal mortality in the first trimester of pregnancy in our environment. This study aimed at evaluating the incidence, risk factors, clinical presentation and treatment of ectopic pregnancy in the Limbe and Buea Regional Hospitals in Cameroon. METHODS: This was a retrospective nested case control study carried out from December 2006 to December 2016. A ratio for control vs cases of 3:1 was obtained. Any pregnancy implanted outside the normal uterine cavity was considered as an ectopic pregnancy. Student´s t-test was used to compare continuous variables and Pearson´s Chi-square test for categorical variables. The association between EP and the demographical and clinical variables was estimated using logistic regression. Statistical significance was set at p-values
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