The loss of dignity: social experience and coping of women with obstetric fistula, in Northwest Ethiopia

Abstract Background Obstetric fistula is a debilitating condition resulted from poorly (un) managed prolonged obstructed labor. It has significant psychosocial and economic consequences on those affected and their families. Data regarding experiences and coping mechanisms of Ethiopian women with fis...

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Main Authors: Debrework Tesgera Bashah, Abebaw Gebeyehu Worku, Mezgebu Yitayal, Telake Azale
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-07-01
Series:BMC Women's Health
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12905-019-0781-7