Risk factors for ectopic pregnancy in a population of Cameroonian women: A case-control study.

Objective: To identify the risk factors for ectopic pregnancy (EP) in a population of Cameroonian women.

Sample And Methods: We performed a matched case-control study; 88 women with diagnosed EP (cases), and 176 women with first trimester intrauterine pregnancy (IUP) (controls), who underwent questionnaires. Odds Ratio (OR) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were calculated and adjusted for potential confounding factors via multivariate logistic regression analysis.