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Read  full  paper  at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=53787#.VNMc3SzQrzE Author(s)   Jean Dupont Kemfang Ngowa 1,2* , Jean Marie Kasia 1,2 , Walter Dobgima Pisoh 2 , Anny Ngassam 2 , Cyrille Noa 2   Affiliation(s) 1 Obstetrics and Gynecology Unit, Yaoundé General Hospital, Yaoundé, Cameroon . 2 Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University of Yaoundé I, Yaoundé, Cameroon . ABSTRACT Background: Adolescent pregnancy is a serious health and social problem worldwide as well as in Cameroon. The aim of this study was to determine the obstetrical and perinatal outcomes of nulliparous adolescent pregnancies in a reference hospital in Cameroon. Methods: A retrospective cohort study to compare the outcomes of nulliparous adolescent pregnancies to those of nulliparous women aged 20 to 25 years was carried out at the Yaoundé General Hospital between January 1993 a...

Read  full  paper  at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=53377#.VMBouSzQrzE Author(s)   D. Cisse 1 , M. Diouf 1 , A. Faye 2 , M. F. Diadhiou 3 , A. Tal-Dia 2   Affiliation(s) 1 Service de Santé Publique Dentaire, Département d’Odontologie, Université Cheikh Anta Diop, Dakar, Sénégal . 2 Service de Santé Publique et Médecine Préventive, Université Cheikh Anta Diop, Dakar, Sénégal . 3 Service de Gynécologie Obstétrique, Hospital Le Dantec, Dakar, Sénégal . ABSTRACT The aim of this work was to study the connection between periodontal diseas of women during their pregnancy and the weight of newborn infants the women gave birth to. Method: It was a case-control study and carried out on the outskirts of Dakar (Senegal). The sample consisted of 129 mothers with infants of weight < 2500 g (case) and 258 mothers with infants of weight ≥ 2500 g (control). The socio-demographic variables, patterns of life, history and...