BACKGROUND In Ethiopia, about 9000 fistula cases are estimated to occur every year with an incidence of 2.2/1000 women. This study was aimed to determine obstetric fistula characteristics and surgical repair outcomes among patients with fistula surgical repair. METHODS A Hospital based cross sectional study design was conducted on all patients with Obstetric vesicovaginal Fistula, who were ad...

Introduction Maternal mortality and morbidity remain a conspicuous and stark challenge to public health in developing countries. Each year, pregnancyrelated complications claim the lives of 500,000 women worldwide, with around 99% of these deaths occurring in developing countries (WHO 2005). Current best estimates indicate that for each woman who dies from pregnancyrelated complications, 15 to ...

BACKGROUND Obstetric fistula classic symptoms of faecal and urinary incontinence cause women to live with social stigma, isolation, psychological trauma and lose their source of livelihoods. There is a paucity of studies on the health seeking behaviour trajectories of women with fistula illness although women live with the illness for decades before surgery. We set out to establish the complete...

BACKGROUND An obstetric fistula is a traumatic childbirth injury that occurs when labor is obstructed and delivery is delayed. Prolonged obstructed labor leads to the destruction of the tissues that normally separate the bladder from the vagina and creates a passageway (fistula) through which urine leaks continuously. Women with a fistula become social outcasts. Universal high-quality maternity...

OBJECTIVE To identify factors influencing health-related quality of life (QOL) among women in Bangladesh after successful surgical repair of obstetric fistula. METHODS In 2012, a cross-sectional study was conducted of women who had undergone a successful surgical repair of an obstetric fistula at a hospital in northwest Bangladesh between June 2005 and May 2012. Sociodemographic, obstetric, a...

Abstract Background Obstetric fistula (OF) complicated by urethral loss (UL) poses a challenge to both the surgeon and obstetric patient. The involvement of urethra closure mechanism in OF is an important determinant successful restoration urinary continence. with UL often associated unsuccessful repair outcome. We describe reconstruction genital tract patients outcomes repair. Methods Aim To r...

Obstetric fistula, one of the most devastating consequences of prolonged obstructed labour, is a historical issue in the developed world. However, it is still prevalent in resource poor countries like Ethiopia. The objective of this review article is to describe the epidemiology of obstetric fistula and its management, with specific emphasis on the experience of the Addis Ababa Fistula Hospital...

BACKGROUND 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 Ethiopia. METHODS This study i...

Obstetric fistula continues to be a reproductive health problem among women in low- and middle-income countries. The study aimed compare the demographics, aetiology, presentation, management of patients seen at two different periods. It was retrospective comparative cross-sectional managed 2015 2020 National Fistula Centre, Abakaliki, South-East Nigeria. A total sampling all who had obstetric r...