Trajectories of women's physical and psychosocial health following obstetric fistula repair in Uganda: a longitudinal study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To explore trajectories of physical and psychosocial health, and their interrelationship, among women completing fistula repair in Uganda for 1 year post-surgery.

Methods

We recruited a 60-woman longitudinal cohort at surgical hospitalisation from Mulago Hospital in Kampala Uganda (Dec 2014-June 2015) and followed them for 1 year. We collected survey data on physical and psychosocial health at surgery and at 3, 6, 9 and 12 months via mobile phone. Fistula characteristics were abstracted from medical records. All participants provided written informed consent. We present univariate analysis and linear regression results.

Results

Across post-surgical follow-up, most women reported improvements in physical and psychosocial health, largely within the first 6 mo

SUBMITTER: El Ayadi AM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6324987 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature