Prevalence and Factors Associated with Postpartum Hemorrhage among Women who Delivered at Rwinkwavu District Hospital in the Eastern Province of Rwanda

Background More than 25% of maternal deaths in low and middle-income countries were due to post-partum hemorrhage (PPH). The PPH is considered as the maternal mortality leading cause worldwide. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of postpartum hemorrhage and to identify its associated factors among women who delivered at Rwinkwavu District Hospital in the Eastern Province of Rwanda. Methods A facility based cross-sectional study design, was used. Four hundred ten (410) participants were selected systematically. The SPSS version 21 was used for data analysis. Descriptive statistics were used to determine the prevalence of PPH at Rwinkwavu District Hospital. Chi-square test and multivariable logistic regression were used to generate adjusted odds ratios with 95%CI to identify the PPH associated factors. The findings were considered significant for p-value