Consequences of obstetric fistula in sub Sahara African countries, from patients' perspective: a systematic review of qualitative studies.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Women with fistula live in a state of distress and in fear of their future life. An obstetric fistula has a devastating impact on affected women and their families. The objective of this systematic review was to synthesize the evidence from published articles on the consequences of obstetric fistula on women who endure the condition.

Methods

The consequences were systematically reviewed from purely qualitative and mixed method primary studies. The literatures were searched through the search engines Google, Google scholar, Hinari using Pub Med data bases, and citation tracking. Relevant source of publications were searched for primary qualitative studies by formulating search protocol using related search terms. Time (articles published between January first of 20

SUBMITTER: Bashah DT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6011512 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature