Measuring the incidence and prevalence of obstetric fistula: approaches, needs and recommendations

doi:10.2471/BLT.14.141473

. 2015 Jan 1;93(1):60-2.

doi: 10.2471/BLT.14.141473. Epub 2014 Dec 1.

Measuring the incidence and prevalence of obstetric fistula: approaches, needs and recommendations

Özge Tunçalp¹, Vandana Tripathi², Evelyn Landry², Cynthia K Stanton³, Saifuddin Ahmed³

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¹ Department of Reproductive Health and Research, World Health Organization, avenue Appia 20, 1211 Geneva 27, Switzerland .
² Fistula Care Plus, EngenderHealth, New York, United States of America (USA).
³ Department of Population, Family and Reproductive Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, USA .

PMID: 25558110
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DOI: 10.2471/BLT.14.141473

Measuring the incidence and prevalence of obstetric fistula: approaches, needs and recommendations

Özge Tunçalp et al. Bull World Health Organ. 2015.

. 2015 Jan 1;93(1):60-2.

doi: 10.2471/BLT.14.141473. Epub 2014 Dec 1.

Authors

Özge Tunçalp¹, Vandana Tripathi², Evelyn Landry², Cynthia K Stanton³, Saifuddin Ahmed³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Reproductive Health and Research, World Health Organization, avenue Appia 20, 1211 Geneva 27, Switzerland .
² Fistula Care Plus, EngenderHealth, New York, United States of America (USA).
³ Department of Population, Family and Reproductive Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, USA .

PMID: 25558110
PMCID: PMC4271685
DOI: 10.2471/BLT.14.141473

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1. Stanton C, Holtz SA, Ahmed S. Challenges in measuring obstetric fistula. Int J Gynaecol Obstet. 2007;99Suppl 1:S4–9. 10.1016/j.ijgo.2007.06.010 - DOI - PubMed
1. 10 facts on obstetric fistula [Internet]. Geneva: World Health Organization; 2014. Available from: http://www.who.int/features/factfiles/obstetric_fistula/en/ [cited 2014 Nov 28].
1. Adler AJ, Ronsmans C, Calvert C, Filippi V. Estimating the prevalence of obstetric fistula: a systematic review and meta-analysis. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2013;13(246):246. 10.1186/1471-2393-13-246 - DOI - PMC - PubMed
1. Kalilani-Phiri LV, Umar E, Lazaro D, Lunguzi J, Chilungo A. Prevalence of obstetric fistula in Malawi. Int J Gynaecol Obstet. 2010;109(3):204–8. 10.1016/j.ijgo.2009.12.019 - DOI - PubMed
1. Filippi V, Goufodji S, Sismanidis C, Kanhonou L, Fottrell E, Ronsmans C, et al.Effects of severe obstetric complications on women’s health and infant mortality in Benin. Trop Med Int Health. 2010;15(6):733–42. 10.1111/j.1365-3156.2010.02534.x - DOI - PMC - PubMed

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[1] Stanton C, Holtz SA, Ahmed S. Challenges in measuring obstetric fistula. Int J Gynaecol Obstet. 2007;99Suppl 1:S4–9. 10.1016/j.ijgo.2007.06.010 - DOI - PubMed

[2] Stanton C, Holtz SA, Ahmed S. Challenges in measuring obstetric fistula. Int J Gynaecol Obstet. 2007;99Suppl 1:S4–9. 10.1016/j.ijgo.2007.06.010 - DOI - PubMed

[3] 10 facts on obstetric fistula [Internet]. Geneva: World Health Organization; 2014. Available from: http://www.who.int/features/factfiles/obstetric_fistula/en/ [cited 2014 Nov 28].

[4] 10 facts on obstetric fistula [Internet]. Geneva: World Health Organization; 2014. Available from: http://www.who.int/features/factfiles/obstetric_fistula/en/ [cited 2014 Nov 28].

[5] Adler AJ, Ronsmans C, Calvert C, Filippi V. Estimating the prevalence of obstetric fistula: a systematic review and meta-analysis. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2013;13(246):246. 10.1186/1471-2393-13-246 - DOI - PMC - PubMed

[6] Adler AJ, Ronsmans C, Calvert C, Filippi V. Estimating the prevalence of obstetric fistula: a systematic review and meta-analysis. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2013;13(246):246. 10.1186/1471-2393-13-246 - DOI - PMC - PubMed

[7] Kalilani-Phiri LV, Umar E, Lazaro D, Lunguzi J, Chilungo A. Prevalence of obstetric fistula in Malawi. Int J Gynaecol Obstet. 2010;109(3):204–8. 10.1016/j.ijgo.2009.12.019 - DOI - PubMed

[8] Kalilani-Phiri LV, Umar E, Lazaro D, Lunguzi J, Chilungo A. Prevalence of obstetric fistula in Malawi. Int J Gynaecol Obstet. 2010;109(3):204–8. 10.1016/j.ijgo.2009.12.019 - DOI - PubMed

[9] Filippi V, Goufodji S, Sismanidis C, Kanhonou L, Fottrell E, Ronsmans C, et al.Effects of severe obstetric complications on women’s health and infant mortality in Benin. Trop Med Int Health. 2010;15(6):733–42. 10.1111/j.1365-3156.2010.02534.x - DOI - PMC - PubMed

[10] Filippi V, Goufodji S, Sismanidis C, Kanhonou L, Fottrell E, Ronsmans C, et al.Effects of severe obstetric complications on women’s health and infant mortality in Benin. Trop Med Int Health. 2010;15(6):733–42. 10.1111/j.1365-3156.2010.02534.x - DOI - PMC - PubMed

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