Proportions and determinants of successful surgical repair of obstetric fistula in low-and middle-income countries: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Background Obstetric fistula is a serious and debilitating problem resulting from tissue
necrosis on the reproductive and urinary and/or lower gastrointestinal tract organs due to …
necrosis on the reproductive and urinary and/or lower gastrointestinal tract organs due to …
What maternal morbidities are and what they mean for women: A thematic analysis of twenty years of qualitative research in low and lower-middle income countries
Background With an estimated 27 million annual incidents of maternal morbidity globally,
how they are manifested or experienced is diverse and shaped by societal, cultural and …
how they are manifested or experienced is diverse and shaped by societal, cultural and …
Obstetric fistula: Connecting the interface between social work and social support services for the management and reintegration of victims in Ebonyi State, Nigeria
Obstetric fistula is a chronic health condition that leaves affected women medically, socially,
physically, and psychologically battered and traumatized. Those with the health condition …
physically, and psychologically battered and traumatized. Those with the health condition …
A grounded theory of regaining normalcy and reintegration of women with obstetric fistula in Kenya
AM Khisa, IK Nyamongo, GM Omoni, RF Spitzer - Reproductive Health, 2019 - Springer
Background Obstetric fistula is a reproductive health problem causing immense suffering to
1% of women in Kenya that is formed as sequelae of prolonged obstructed labour. It is a …
1% of women in Kenya that is formed as sequelae of prolonged obstructed labour. It is a …
Building a country-wide Fistula Treatment Network in Kenya: results from the first six years (2014-2020)
L Pollaczek, AM El Ayadi, HC Mohamed - BMC health services research, 2022 - Springer
It is estimated that one million women worldwide live with untreated fistula, a devastating
injury primarily caused by prolonged obstructed labor when women do not have access to …
injury primarily caused by prolonged obstructed labor when women do not have access to …
Challenges and coping mechanisms among women living with unrepaired obstetric fistula in Ethiopia: A phenomenological study
BF Hurissa, ZB Koricha, LS Dadi - Plos one, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Introduction Obstetric fistula remains a debilitating complication of childbirth and maternal
morbidity in developing countries. Few studies document the challenges and coping …
morbidity in developing countries. Few studies document the challenges and coping …
Treatment-seeking for vaginal fistula in sub-Saharan Africa
S Gebremedhin, A Asefa - Plos one, 2019 - journals.plos.org
Background There is dearth of data regarding the treatment-seeking practice of women
living with vaginal fistula. The paper describes the health-seeking behaviour of fistula cases …
living with vaginal fistula. The paper describes the health-seeking behaviour of fistula cases …
Journey for a cure: Illness narratives of obstetric fistula survivors in North Central Nigeria
HM Degge, M Laurenson, EW Dumbili… - Sociology of Health …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Obstetric fistula is a life transforming event resulting in embodied biographical disruption.
Survivors suffer myriad long‐term physical and emotional consequences. This paper is an …
Survivors suffer myriad long‐term physical and emotional consequences. This paper is an …
“Problems you can live with” versus emergencies: how community members in rural Ethiopia contend with conditions requiring surgery
H Negussie, M Getachew, A Deneke… - BMC Health Services …, 2024 - Springer
Background 98% of people with surgical conditions living in low-and middle-income
countries (LMICs) do not receive safe, timely and affordable surgical and anesthesia care …
countries (LMICs) do not receive safe, timely and affordable surgical and anesthesia care …
Validation of an adapted instrument to measure female genital fistula-related stigma
AM El Ayadi, JK Barageine, TB Neilands… - Global public …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Female genital fistula results in severe physical, psychological, and social sequelae.
Qualitative research confirms stigma pervasiveness; however, no quantitative instrument …
Qualitative research confirms stigma pervasiveness; however, no quantitative instrument …