Vaginal injuries during coitus in Calabar: a 10-year review

Injuries during coitus could result in considerable morbidity and mortality in women. Identifying their pattern of presentation and predisposing factors will aid in their prevention. A descriptive study of patients with coital injuries seen in the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital (U.C.T.H) Ca...

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Published inThe Nigerian postgraduate medical journal Vol. 12; no. 2; p. 140
Main Authors Abasiattai, Aniekan M, Etuk, Saturday J, Bassey, Emem A, Asuquo, Etetim E J
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Nigeria 01.06.2005
Subjects
Adolescent
Adult
Child
Coitus
Female
Humans
Nigeria
Parity
Rape - statistics & numerical data
Retrospective Studies
Vagina - injuries
Nigeria
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Summary:Injuries during coitus could result in considerable morbidity and mortality in women. Identifying their pattern of presentation and predisposing factors will aid in their prevention. A descriptive study of patients with coital injuries seen in the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital (U.C.T.H) Calabar, between 1991 and 2000, with data obtained from case records. Coital injuries constituted 0.7/1000 gynaecological emergencies. Rape (68.0%) was the commonest aetiological factor. It was more common in nulliparous patients (88.0%) and toddlers and teenagers formed the age group most affected. The lower vagina was the most common site of injury (44.0%). Vaginal bleeding was the commonest mode of presentation and hypovolaemic shock, the most common complication. Rape is the commonest cause of coital injury in Calabar. Coital injuries should be considered as a differential diagnosis in all cases of abnormal vaginal bleeding particularly in children.
ISSN:1117-1936
DOI:10.4103/1117-1936.175269