Childbirth experiences of women with obstetric fistula in Tanzania and Uganda and their implications for fistula program development

International Urogynecology Journal

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 91-98

  Bangser, Maggie ^c   Mehta, Manisha ^a   Singer, Janet ^b   Daly, Chris ^c   Kamugumya, Catherine ^d   Mwangomale, Atuswege ^e  

^a ENGENDERHEALTH   (United States)

^b BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Women's Dignity ^*

^d Women's Dignity Project   (Tanzania)

^e ELIZABETH GLASER PEDIATRIC AIDS FOUNDATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Maternal morbidity; Obstetric fistula; Tanzania; Uganda

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILDBIRTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL CARE; OBSTETRIC FISTULA; PARITY; PRENATAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIAL STIGMA; TANZANIA; UGANDA; VAGINA DISEASE; VAGINA RECONSTRUCTION; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 78651501334     PISSN: 09373462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00192-010-1236-8     Document Type: Article

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