An investigation of sociomedical risk factors associated with vaginal fistula in northern Nigeria

Women and Health

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 103-116

  Onolemhemhen, Durrenda Ojanuga ^a   Ekwempu, C C ^b  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Birth injury; Early marriage; Vesico vaginal fistula

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT PREGNANCY; ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH INJURY; BLADDER FISTULA; CHILDBIRTH; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; MARRIAGE; MENSTRUATION; NIGERIA; OCCUPATION; PARITY; PREMATURITY; RISK FACTOR; SHORT STATURE; SOCIAL MEDICINE; SOCIAL STATUS; SPOUSE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; URINE INCONTINENCE; VAGINA DISEASE;

EID: 0032922484     PISSN: 03630242     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J013v28n03_07     Document Type: Article

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