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Relying on Visiting Foreign Doctors for Fistula Repair: The Profile of Women Attending Fistula Repair Surgery in Somalia

Obstetric fistula is treatable by surgery, although access is usually limited, particularly in the context of conflict. This study examines the profile of women attending fistula repair surgery in three hospitals in Somalia. A cross-sectional study was conducted in Somalia from August to September 2...

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Autores principales: Gele, Abdi A., Salad, Abdulwahab M., Jimale, Liban H., Kour, Prabhjot, Austveg, Berit, Kumar, Bernadette
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5518510/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28761443
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/6069124
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author Gele, Abdi A.
Salad, Abdulwahab M.
Jimale, Liban H.
Kour, Prabhjot
Austveg, Berit
Kumar, Bernadette
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description Obstetric fistula is treatable by surgery, although access is usually limited, particularly in the context of conflict. This study examines the profile of women attending fistula repair surgery in three hospitals in Somalia. A cross-sectional study was conducted in Somalia from August to September 2016. Structured questionnaires were administered to 81 women who registered for fistula repair surgery in the Garowe, Daynile, and Kismayo General Hospitals in Somalia. Findings revealed that 70.4% of the study participants reported obstetric labor as the cause of their fistula, and 29.6% reported iatrogenic causes. Regarding the waiting time for the repair surgery, 45% waited for the surgery for over one year, while the rest received the surgery within a year. The study suggests that training for fistula surgery has to be provided for healthcare professionals in Somalia, fistula centers should be established, and access to these facilities has to be guaranteed for all patients who need these services.
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spelling pubmed-55185102017-07-31 Relying on Visiting Foreign Doctors for Fistula Repair: The Profile of Women Attending Fistula Repair Surgery in Somalia Gele, Abdi A. Salad, Abdulwahab M. Jimale, Liban H. Kour, Prabhjot Austveg, Berit Kumar, Bernadette Obstet Gynecol Int Research Article Obstetric fistula is treatable by surgery, although access is usually limited, particularly in the context of conflict. This study examines the profile of women attending fistula repair surgery in three hospitals in Somalia. A cross-sectional study was conducted in Somalia from August to September 2016. Structured questionnaires were administered to 81 women who registered for fistula repair surgery in the Garowe, Daynile, and Kismayo General Hospitals in Somalia. Findings revealed that 70.4% of the study participants reported obstetric labor as the cause of their fistula, and 29.6% reported iatrogenic causes. Regarding the waiting time for the repair surgery, 45% waited for the surgery for over one year, while the rest received the surgery within a year. The study suggests that training for fistula surgery has to be provided for healthcare professionals in Somalia, fistula centers should be established, and access to these facilities has to be guaranteed for all patients who need these services. Hindawi 2017 2017-07-06 /pmc/articles/PMC5518510/ /pubmed/28761443 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/6069124 Text en Copyright © 2017 Abdi A. Gele et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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title_sort relying on visiting foreign doctors for fistula repair: the profile of women attending fistula repair surgery in somalia
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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28761443
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/6069124
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