Rehabilitation and reintegration programming adjunct to female genital fistula surgery: A systematic scoping review.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:Female genital fistula is associated with significant physical, psychological, and economic consequences; however, a knowledge and practice gap exists around services adjunct to fistula surgery. OBJECTIVES:To examine rehabilitation and reintegration services provided adjunct to genital fistula surgery, map existing programming and outcomes, and identify areas for additional research. SEARCH STRATEGY:We searched the published and grey literature from January 2000 to June 2019. Two reviewers screened articles and extracted data using standardized methods. SELECTION CRITERIA:Research and programmatic articles describing service provision in addition to female genital fistula surgery were included. DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS:Of 3047 published articles and 2623 unpublished document

SUBMITTER: El Ayadi AM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7003948 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature