Follow-up of Women After Obstetric Fistula Repair in Guinea: Recurrence of Fistula, Reproductive Health and Quality of Life. Instituut voor Tropische Geneeskunde
Abdoul Habib Beavogui, Wei-Hong Zhang, Vincent De Brouwere
Obstetric fistula (OF) is a serious chronic maternal morbidity. In Guinea where the maternal mortality ratio is among the highest in the world, the prevalence of OF is not known but 3,000 women were repaired the last six years. The objective of this research project is to study the recurrence of fistula, reproductive health outcomes and quality of life (QoL) of women after fistula repair in Guinea. This will be a cohort study on 364 women with ...