Journal of Women's Health Care
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Julie Adeoye

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• Research Article
  Subsequent Childbirth among Obstetric Fistula Survivors with Unrepaired Fistulas in South Eastern Nigeria
  Author(s): Ileogben Sunday-Adeoye, Nelson Egwu and Julie Adeoye Ileogben Sunday-Adeoye, Nelson Egwu and Julie Adeoye
  
  Objective: Obstetric fistula (OF) is one of the worst childbirth morbidities with medico-social consequences like amenorrhoea, infertility and marital disharmony. This study seeks to document the profile of Obstetric fistula survivors who had subsequent childbirth (Subsequent Childbirth group-(SCBG) with unrepaired OF and to compare their profile with the profile of the rest of the study population who did not achieve a childbirth Non Childbirth Group- (NCBG). Setting: The setting was the Southeast Fistula Centre, Abakaliki, Ebonyi State, Nigeria. Population: Two hundred and eighty-two clients with unrepaired OF participated Method: This was a cross-sectional study. Results: The prevalence of childbirth among the study population was 30%. The median age for the childbirth g.. View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2167-0420.1000174

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