Healthcare Access as a Risk-Marker for Obstetric Vesicovaginal Fistula in Malawi

Objectives: To determine the association between access to health care among pregnant women in Malawi and occurrence of obstetric vesicovaginal fistula (VVF). Methods: This was a case-control study using data obtained from patients’ records documented by the ‘Fistula Care Center-Bwaila Hospital’...

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Main Authors: Devon Madelyn Rupley, MD, Deepa Dongarwar, MS, Hamisu M. Salihu, MD, PhD, Allison M. Janda, MD, Rachel Pope, MD, MPH
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Global Health and Education Projects, Inc. 2019-12-01
Series:International Journal of Maternal and Child Health and AIDS
Online Access:https://mchandaids.org/index.php/IJMA/article/view/292