Repair failure and associated factors among women who underwent obstetric fistula surgery in Southwest Ethiopia: A retrospective study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Surgical repair is one of the management strategies for obstetric fistulae, which are associated with tragic obstetric morbidities.

Objective

This study assessed the proportion of repair failures and associated factors among women who underwent obstetric fistula surgery at the Mettu Hamlin Fistula Center.

Design

This study is an institution-based, retrospective, cross-sectional design.

Methods

This study included 385 patients who underwent obstetric fistula repair surgery at the Mettu Hamlin Fistula Center between 2015 and 2020. Participants were selected using a simple random sampling technique. EpiData version 3.1 and STATA version 14.2 were used for data entry and analysis, respectively. The association between obstetric fistula failure and indepe

SUBMITTER: Gezimu W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10440064 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature