Determinants of obstetric fistula in Ethiopia
African Health Sciences, 2017 Obstetric fistula is a maternal morbidity creating devastating health problems for the women. Continuous and uncontrollable leaking of urine or faeces from vagina can lead to life changing stigmatization for women in third world countries. The underlying factors and consequences of this problem are not yet fully identified and adequately documented in ...
Andargie, Asrat Atsedeweyn, Debu, Abebe
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Social Experiences of Women with Obstetric Fistula Seeking Treatment in Kampala, Uganda
Annals of Global Health, 2017 BackgroundObstetric fistula is a preventable and treatable condition predominately affecting women in low-income countries. Understanding the social context of obstetric fistula may lead to improved prevention and treatment.ObjectivesThis study ...
Marielle Meurice +4 more
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Coping strategies of women with obstetric fistula in the Northern Region of Ghana. [PDF]
PLOS Mental HealthObstetric fistula is a condition where women leak urine or faeces without control due to a hole created between where babies are born through and where urine or feces are stored.
Patience Akayila Asupulie +2 more
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Surgical success in obstetric fistula repair and associated factors: findings from a retrospective cohort study in Zambia [PDF]
BMC SurgeryBackground Obstetric fistulas are common in low-resourced settings, but the factors associated with successful repair remain unclear in Zambia. We assessed the socio-demographics, fistula characteristics, and healthcare factors associated with successful
Sianga Mutola +5 more
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The psycho-social impact of obstetric fistula and available support for women residing in Nigeria: a systematic review [PDF]
BMC Women's Health, 2023 Background Obstetric fistula continues to affect the social and mental wellbeing of women living in Nigeria giving rise to poor maternal health outcome.
Ifunanya Roseline Nduka +3 more
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Obstetric Fistula in Ilorin, Nigeria
PLoS Medicine, 2004 In this perspective, Andrew Browning of the Fistula Hospital in Addis Ababa discusses a study on obstetric fistula in Ilorin, Nigeria. The study was originally published in the West African Journal of Medicine [1]. With the journal's permission, we have made a PDF of the full-text article freely available on our website (see Text S1).
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Obstetric fistula policy in Nigeria: a critical discourse analysis
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2018 Background In 2012, Nigeria’s Federal Ministry of Health published its National Strategic Framework for the Elimination of Obstetric Fistula (NSFEOF), 2011–2015.
Oluwakemi C. Amodu +2 more
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BMC Women's Health, 2019 Background Obstetric fistula is among the serious and distressing maternal morbidities in Tanzania. Obstetric fistula is a childbirth-related injury caused by prolonged and obstructed labor which has a devastating impact on affected women and their ...
Mary A. Lyimo, Idda H. Mosha
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Obstetric fistula repair failure and its associated factors among women who underwent repair in sub-Saharan Africa. A systematic review and meta-analysis. [PDF]
PLoS ONEBackgroundObstetric fistula repair failure can result in increased depression, social isolation, financial burden for the woman, and fistula care programs.
Habtamu Endashaw Hareru +3 more
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Interventions for treating obstetric fistula: An evidence gap map. [PDF]
PLOS Glob Public Health, 2023 Obstetric fistula is prevalent in low- and middle-income countries, with between 50,000 and 100,000 new cases each year. The World Health Organization aims to eradicate it by 2030 but a clear idea of the extant evidence is unavailable.
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