Awareness of Obstetric Vesicovaginal Fistula among Pregnant Women in a Rural Hospital
| Autor: | Paul Olisaemeka Ezeonu, Lucky Osaheni Lawani, Leonard Ogbonna Ajah, Kenneth C. Ekwedigwe, E. I. Dimejesi, M. O. Eliboh, RC Onoh, M. E. Isikhuemen |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
| Předmět: |
Cultural Studies
History Pregnancy medicine.medical_specialty 030219 obstetrics & reproductive medicine Obstructed labour Literature and Literary Theory business.industry Vaginal delivery Obstetrics medicine.medical_treatment Fistula medicine.disease Vesicovaginal fistula 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine medicine.anatomical_structure Vagina Childbirth Medicine Caesarean section 030212 general & internal medicine business |
| Zdroj: | Advances in Reproductive Sciences. :39-46 |
| ISSN: | 2330-0752 2330-0744 |
| Popis: | Background: Giving birth should be a period of joy, but for more than half a million women, their pregnancy and childbirth end in death while some develop vesicovaginal fistula. Vesicovaginal fistula is an abnormal communication between the bladder and the vagina leading to continuous leakage of urine through the vagina. Little is known about the perception of pregnant women about obstetric fistula and this group of women are those who are at risk of the disease. Our aim therefore was to evaluate the level of awareness of vesicovaginal fistula among pregnant women attending antenatal clinic in a rural hospital. Methodology: This was a cross sectional study conducted at Mile 4 missionary Hospital, Abakaliki, between 1st of May and 1st of July, 2017. Data was collected with the use of questionnaire. Ethical clearance was gotten from the institutions ethical committee. Results: Their mean age was 27 ± 5 years and mean parity was 2 ± 2. Awareness of vesicovaginal fistula was 57.8%. Risk factors identified for vesicovaginal fistula were prolonged obstructed labour, instrumental vaginal delivery, caesarean section and short stature. Only 80 (39.2%) believed vesicovaginal fistula could be treated. Conclusion: Awareness of vesicovaginal fistula in the study population was 57.8%. A significant number of women were not aware that vesicovaginal fistula could be treated. |
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