1. The Fistula Crisis in Sub-Saharan Africa: An Ongoing Struggle in Education and Awareness
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Timothy McKinney, Andrew Tieniber, Leslie Andriani, and Linda Narcisi
- Subjects
medicine.medical_specialty ,Economic growth ,Sub saharan ,Adolescent ,Social stigma ,Reproduction (economics) ,Social Stigma ,Nigeria ,Developing country ,Vesicovaginal fistula ,Pregnancy ,medicine ,Humans ,Maternal Health Services ,Maternal health ,Voluntary Health Agencies ,Africa South of the Sahara ,Gynecology ,Health Services Needs and Demand ,Vesicovaginal Fistula ,business.industry ,Rectovaginal Fistula ,General Medicine ,medicine.disease ,Obstetric Labor Complications ,Obstetric labor complication ,Female ,Health education ,business ,Maternal Age - Abstract
This article examines the social and physical causes of obstetric fistulas, as well as resulting social and psychological consequences. Preventative strategies are addressed using Niger as a microcosm for this devastating condition that affects two million women worldwide.
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- 2010
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