Systematic review and meta-analysis of women's awareness of obstetric fistula and its determinants in Ethiopia.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Although obstetric fistula has been extensively eliminated in high-income countries due to comprehensive obstetric health care services, in developing countries including Ethiopia, many women and girls are still silently suffering from obstetric fistula due to early marriage, poor socioeconomic status, lack of access to skilled birth attendants, and limited awareness of obstetric fistula.

Objective

To determine the magnitude of women's awareness of obstetric fistula and its contributing factors in Ethiopia.

Methods

To perform this analysis, we strictly adhered to the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis (PRISMA) recommendations. To evaluate publication bias, we employed an Egger's test and an eye assessment of the funnel plot's

SUBMITTER: Melis T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10235548 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature