Avril 2020

Objective: To describe the circumstances of occurrence, identify potential risk factors and the surgical outcome of rectovaginal obstetric fistula in Northern Cameroon. Conclusion Obstetric recto-vaginal fistula patients in Far North Cameroon had a high parity, delivered in a facility usually within 24 hours of labour, lost their foetus if they had a combination of fistulas, […]

Obstetric fistula results in a continuous leakage of urine or feces through the vagina. The social consequences of obstetric fistula are severe, with affected women often ostracized from the community, divorced, abandoned and remaining childless. The general objective of this study was to analyze the perception and attitude of obstetric fistula patients treated at the […]

Some studies present the result of obstetric vesico-vaginal fistula (VVF) repair including repeating operations for the same patient [1]. Other studies present the result only as successful closure without taking into consideration the continence status [2]. WHO proposes the successful closure rate for first repair at 85% in each facility with the continence achievement among […]

To describe the circumstances of occurrence and identify potential risk factors for obstetric fistula in northern Cameroon. Results Among obstetric fistula patients, 60% had lived with obstetric fistula for more than 5 years at the time of surgery. Eighty-one percent of patients had received no formal education and 86% were teenagers at their first delivery. […]

Cette étude a eu pour but d’identifier ce que connaissent et ce que pensent les femmes sur la question de la fistule obstétricale dans la région de Maroua. Résultats Parmi les femmes ayant une connaissance préalable sur la fistule obstétricale, qui représentaient exactement la moitié des femmes interrogées, 18,8 % avaient reçu cette information d’un […]