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"I became a person again": Social inclusion and participation experiences of Ethiopian women post-obstetric fistula surgical repair. [PDF]

PLoS One
Debele TZ, Macdonald D, Aldersey HM, Mengistu Z, Mekonnen DG, Batorowicz B.   +5 more
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Knowledge of obstetric fistula and its associated factors among reproductive age women in North Kivu Province (Democratic Republic of the Congo): A community-based cross-sectional study. [PDF]

Womens Health (Lond)
Paluku JL, Aksanti BK, Furaha CM, Kalole BK, Kataliko BK, Kamabu EM, Lwanzo CM, Mukuku O, Masoda MN, Sihalikyolo Juakali J.   +9 more
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Awareness on obstetric fistula and associated factors among women health development army, in the South Gondar zone, Amhara region, Ethiopia: A cross sectional study. [PDF]

Health Sci Rep
Addimasu B, Nigatu D, Yadita ZS, Melkie M.   +3 more
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Proportions and determinants of successful surgical repair of obstetric fistula in low- and middle-income countries: A systematic review and meta-analysis. [PDF]

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Zeleke LB, Welsh A, Abeje G, Khejahei M.
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Multilevel analysis of individual and community factors of awareness of obstetric fistula among women of childbearing age in Nepal: analysis of recent Nepal Demographic and Health Survey 2022 data. [PDF]

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Fente BM, Abrham Asnake A, Negussie YM, Asmare ZA, Asebe HA, Seifu BL, Melkam M.   +6 more
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Obstetric fistula: the international response

Lancet, The, 2004
The advent of modern obstetric care has led to the eradication of obstetric fistula in nearly every industrialised country. However, in the developing world obstetric fistula continues to cause untold pain and suffering in millions of women. The very existence of this condition is the result of gross societal and institutional neglect of women that is,
France Donnay
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Prevalence of obstetric fistula in Malawi

International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics, 2010
To estimate the prevalence of obstetric fistula in Malawi and explore the potential risk factors for developing the condition.A community survey was conducted in 9 districts in Malawi, recruiting 3282 women aged at least 12 years using the sibling based method to identify cases of obstetric fistula.
Eric Umar
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Challenges in measuring obstetric fistula

International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics, 2007
AbstractObstetric fistula is gaining visibility within national and international public health agencies. With increased attention to this dire condition comes the demand for better epidemiologic data. This article assesses the current state of knowledge regarding population‐based estimates of the incidence and prevalence of obstetric fistulas ...
C, Stanton, S A, Holtz, S, Ahmed
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Obstetric fistula in low‐income countries [PDF]

International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics, 2009
ObjectiveTo identify, survey, and systematically review the current knowledge regarding obstetric fistula as a public health problem in low‐income countries from the peer‐reviewed literature.MethodsThe Medline and Science Citation Index databases were ...
Frank W J Anderson
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Complex obstetric fistulas

International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics, 2007
AbstractObstetric fistulas are rarely simple. Most patients in sub‐Saharan Africa and parts of Asia are carriers of complex fistulas or complicated fistulas requiring expert skills for evaluation and management. A fistula is predictably complex when it is greater than 4 cm and involves the continence mechanism (the urethra is partially absent, the ...
R R, Genadry, A A, Creanga, M L, Roenneburg, C R, Wheeless   +3 more
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