Root causes and social consequences of birth injuries in Western Uganda

Int J Gynaecol Obstet. 2017 Oct;139(1):100-101. doi: 10.1002/ijgo.12257. Epub 2017 Jul 26.

Authors

Jennifer N Angell¹, Priscilla Busingye², Gabriel Y-K Ganyaglo³, Cheryl A Moyer^{4

5}

Affiliations

¹ University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
² Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Holy Family Virika Hospital, Fort Portal, Uganda.
³ Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, Accra, Ghana.
⁴ Department of Learning Health Sciences, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
⁵ Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.

PMID: 28688109
DOI: 10.1002/ijgo.12257

No abstract available

Keywords: Incontinence; Obstetric complications; Obstetric fistula; Qualitative research; Risk factors; Root cause; Social stigma; Uganda.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Adult
Birth Injuries / complications*
Female
Humans
Middle Aged
Obstetric Labor Complications / epidemiology
Pregnancy
Rectovaginal Fistula / etiology*
Social Stigma
Uganda
Vesicovaginal Fistula / complications
Vesicovaginal Fistula / etiology*
Young Adult