Abstract
Objective The objective of this study was to describe and compare characteristics of women with obstetric fistula. Design Retrospective cross-sectional study. Setting Zambia's primary fistula repair centre, Monze Mission Hospital. Sample All women, August 2003 to December 2005. Method Review of case notes to obtain data on socio-demographic and obstetric characteristics, causative pregnancy, clinical details, and treatment. Comparison of characteristics with national data was undertaken. Results Of 259 women, 239 had socio-demographic and obstetric records and 254 had surgical records. Educational status and height of women were significantly below the national averages, while antenatal care uptake (97.5%) and proportion from the Northern Province were significantly above. Most women (77.9%) weighed
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1010-1017 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | BJOG |
| Volume | 114(8) |
| Publication status | Published - 1 Jan 2007 |
Keywords
- obstetric fistula
- vesicovaginal fistula