Demographic Characteristic of Pregnant Women on Premature Rupture of Membrane Cases in Tertiary Referral Hospital |Biomedgrid

Background: Premature rupture of membranes (PROM) can occur due to many etiologies, ranging from physiological weakening of the membrane to intraamniotic infection, especially in early pregnancy. PROM could lead to uterine infection which contribute to the maternal and neonatal mortality. This descriptive observational study aims to report demographic characteristics of PROM in a tertiary referral hospital. Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional study with a descriptive observational approach during a period of 1 year. Sample was obtained using purposive sampling from medical records, univariate analysis was conducted. Result: A total of 80 patients were analysed. An average age of patients when diagnosed with PROM was 29.4541 ± 6.559 with the youngest age being 16.6 years and the oldest being 43.65 years. The patient's last formal education was dominated by graduates who attended high school/equivalent (48.8%). For their spouses, the last formal education was also dominated by high school graduates/equivalent (72.5%). Meanwhile, the type of jobs for their spouses is dominated by private employees (52.5%). Most of the patients are from East Jakarta City (27%). As many as 63.7% of new patients had their first pregnancy and 46% of patients had never had a history of parity before. The great majority of patients also experienced PROM for the first time (96.3%). Conclusion: Patients in this study had following characteristics; high school graduates/equivalent and not working. Mostly residing in East Jakarta. Most of them are nullipara and had no history of PROM.