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Therefore, knowing the prevalence and risk factors of PDPH will inform practice and add value in our obstetrics practice.<\/jats:p>\n<\/jats:sec>\n<jats:sec id=\"sec002\">\n<jats:title>Methodology<\/jats:title>\n<jats:p>A cross-sectional study was conducted at Edward Francis Small Teaching Hospital Banjul and data was effectively collected from August to October 2023. A structured data collection tool was used. The data was entered into a computer database and analyzed using the SPSS version 26. Pain was graded using a 10-cm visual analogue scale. Results were expressed in simple descriptive statistics and test of significance was set at p-value 0.05.<\/jats:p>\n<\/jats:sec>\n<jats:sec id=\"sec003\">\n<jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n<jats:p>A total of 89 participants with mean age of 28 years (SD\u2009\u00b1\u20096.1) and majority 45(50.6%), between 21 to 30 years. Majority had low parity (0 to 3), 64(71.9%), emergency CS of 71(79.8%), while only 20.2% (n\u2009=\u200918) were elective CS. Overall prevalence of Post Dural Puncture Headache (PDPH) was 42.7% with majority of cases presenting with Occipital headache (71%), lasting for 3hrs (42%). A statistically significant association between PDPH and Gestational age with <jats:italic><jats:italic>p-value (p\u2009=\u20090.02)<\/jats:italic><\/jats:italic>; number of attempts with <jats:italic><jats:italic>p-value (p\u2009=\u20090.01);<\/jats:italic><\/jats:italic> larger needle gauge and number of CSF drops (p\u2009=\u20090.01), respectively were observed.<\/jats:p>\n<\/jats:sec>\n<jats:sec id=\"sec004\">\n<jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n<jats:p>Prevalence of PDPH was high and associated with the use of large needle gauges, multiple attempts and increased CSF drops. 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