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Prevalence and antimicrobial susceptibility of asymptomatic bacteriuria among women with pelvic organ prolapse in Abakaliki, South-East Nigeria

BMC Women's Health, 2018
Background Pelvic organ prolapse (POP) is the herniation of pelvic organs from its anatomical confines, and it is of considerable importance to the practicing gynaecologist in middle and low income countries. It is commonly associated with, urinary tract
K. C. Ekwedigwe, I. Sunday-Adeoye, M. O. Eliboh, M. E. Isikhuemen, H. Uro-Chukwu, P. Ezeonu, A. B. C. Daniyan, E. N. Yakubu   +7 more
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Obstetric fistula repair failure and its associated factors among women underwent repair in Yirgalem Hamlin fistula center, Sidama Regional State, Southern Ethiopia, 2021: a retrospective cross sectional study

BMC Women's Health, 2022
Background Obstetric fistula repair failure is a combination of unsuccessful fistula closure and/or incontinence following a successful closure. It causes a burden on both the patients and the fistula centers.
Shimelis Tadesse, Neway Ejigu, Dejene Edosa, Tebeje Ashegu, Dubale Dulla   +4 more
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Waiting for Attention and Care: Birthing Accounts of Women in Rural Tanzania who Developed Obstetric Fistula as an Outcome of Labour. [PDF]

, 2011
\ud Obstetric fistula is a physically and socially disabling obstetric complication that affects about 3,000 women in Tanzania every year. The fistula, an opening that forms between the vagina and the bladder and/or the rectum, is most frequently caused ...
Evjen-Olsen, Bjørg, Bjørg Evjen-Olsen, Mvungi, Abu, Mvungi Abu, Mselle, Lilian T, Kohi, Thecla W, Moland Karen, Kohi Thecla W, Evjen-Olsen Bjørg, Abu Mvungi, Moland, Karen Marie, Karen Marie Moland, Thecla W Kohi, Mselle Lilian T, Lilian T Mselle   +14 more
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"I am nothing": experiences of loss among women suffering from severe birth injuries in Tanzania. [PDF]

, 2011
\ud Despite the increased attention on maternal mortality during recent decades, which has resulted in maternal health being defined as a Millennium Development Goal (MDG), the disability and suffering from obstetric fistula remains a neglected issue in ...
Evjen-Olsen, Bjørg, Mselle, L.T., Bjørg Evjen-Olsen, Moland, K.M., Mvungi, Abu, Mselle, Lilian T, Kohi, Thecla W, Abu Mvungi, Moland, Karen Marie, Karen Marie Moland, Thecla W Kohi, Kohi, T.W., Evjen-Olsen, B., Mvungi, A., Lilian T Mselle   +14 more
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Perceived Causes of Obstetric Fistulae from Rural Southern Tanzania. [PDF]

, 2011
Although the magnitude of obstetric fistulae (OF) is reported to have decreased in industrialized countries, it is still a major problem in developing countries.
Kazaura, M.R., Kamazima, R.S,, Kazaura, MR, Mangi, EJ, Kamazima, R S, Kazaura, M R, Mangi, E.J., Kamazima, RS, Mangi, E J   +8 more
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Prevalence, Correlates, and Gendered Dimensions of Elder Abuse in Ilorin, Nigeria: A Mixed-Methods Analysis [PDF]

Zagazig University Medical Journal
Background:Elder abuse represents a significant yet underexplored public health challenge in low- and middle-income countries. With an increasingly aging population and evolving family dynamics, older adults face heightened risks of mistreatment.
Hafsat Ameen, Angela Elegbua, Ibraheem Abdulraheem, Gordon Osagbemi, Callistus Elegbua, Magbagbeola Dairo   +5 more
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Knowledge of obstetric fistula and its associated factors among women of reproductive age in Northwestern Ethiopia: a community-based cross-sectional study

BMC Women's Health, 2022
Background Obstetric fistula has been a major maternal health challenges in low and middle-income countries, especially in Ethiopia, due to high child marriage and poor access to healthcare.
Meskerem Tsega Dejen, Tesfaye Assebe Yadeta, Getnet Gedefaw Azeze, Asmamaw Demis Bizuneh, Getahun Tiruye, Agumasie Semahegn   +5 more
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Intravenous urography findings in women with ureteric fistula

The Pan African Medical Journal, 2018
INTRODUCTION: Ureteric fistula is one of the major morbidities that can arise from pelvic surgeries. It mainly results from gynaecological and obstetric procedures. Intravenous urography is an imaging modality for the upper urinary tract.
Ileogben Sunday-Adeoye, Kenneth Chinedu Ekwedigwe, Maradona Ehikioya Isikhuemen, Monday Osaze Eliboh, Emmanuel Nyan Yakubu, Babafemi Charles Daniyan   +5 more
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Outcome of open excisional breast biopsies in Abakaliki, South-East Nigeria

The Pan African Medical Journal, 2018
INTRODUCTION: open excisional breast biopsy is a known modality for treatment of breast lumps especially in developing countries. Other sophisticated methods are available for management of breast lumps in more advanced nations. Our aim in this study was
Maradona Ehikioya Isikhuemen, Monday Osaze Eliboh, Uche Emmanuel Eni, Kenneth Chinedu Ekwedigwe, Ileogben Sunday-Adeoye   +4 more
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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, Rene Genadry, Carol Heimer, Galya Ruffer, Barageine Justus Kafunjo   +4 more
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