Fistula in War-Torn Tigray: A Call to Action

Fistula is roaring in the ongoing war on Tigray. The potential risk factors for fistula in the conflict zone include obstructed labour due to limited or absent maternal care services, a correlation between malnutrition-stunted growth and birth difficulties and trauma, and sexually transmitted infect...

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Autores principales: Gesesew, Hailay Abrha, Berhe, Kenfe Tesfay, Gebretsadik, Simon, Abreha, Melaku, Haftu, Mebrahtom
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9736519/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36498026
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192315954
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author Gesesew, Hailay Abrha
Berhe, Kenfe Tesfay
Gebretsadik, Simon
Abreha, Melaku
Haftu, Mebrahtom
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description Fistula is roaring in the ongoing war on Tigray. The potential risk factors for fistula in the conflict zone include obstructed labour due to limited or absent maternal care services, a correlation between malnutrition-stunted growth and birth difficulties and trauma, and sexually transmitted infections (STIs) due to conflict-related sexual violence. As a call to action to mitigate the unimaginable suffering that women and girls are facing in the region, concerted international effort is needed to provide treatment, rehabilitation, and re-integration; secure peace and stability; rebuild the health-care system; and ensure perpetrators are held accountable.
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spelling pubmed-97365192022-12-11 Fistula in War-Torn Tigray: A Call to Action Gesesew, Hailay Abrha Berhe, Kenfe Tesfay Gebretsadik, Simon Abreha, Melaku Haftu, Mebrahtom Int J Environ Res Public Health Commentary Fistula is roaring in the ongoing war on Tigray. The potential risk factors for fistula in the conflict zone include obstructed labour due to limited or absent maternal care services, a correlation between malnutrition-stunted growth and birth difficulties and trauma, and sexually transmitted infections (STIs) due to conflict-related sexual violence. As a call to action to mitigate the unimaginable suffering that women and girls are facing in the region, concerted international effort is needed to provide treatment, rehabilitation, and re-integration; secure peace and stability; rebuild the health-care system; and ensure perpetrators are held accountable. MDPI 2022-11-30 /pmc/articles/PMC9736519/ /pubmed/36498026 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192315954 Text en © 2022 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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Fistula in War-Torn Tigray: A Call to Action
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9736519/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36498026
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192315954
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