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The teenage pregnancy on obstetric fistula among women in fistula center at Malalai Hospital, Kabul Afghanistan: A cross-sectional study

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  • Sahak Mahbooba
  • Oniba Saiqal
  • Mohibullah Salih

    (Kabul University of Medical Sciences, Kabul, Afghanistan
    Kabul University of Medical Sciences, Kabul, Afghanistan
    Kabul University of Medical Sciences)

Abstract

Obstetric Fistula is defined as direct communication between the vagina and the bladder (vesicovaginal fistula) and/or between the vagina and the rectum (recto-vaginal fistula). Each year 50.000 to 100.000 new cases of obstetric fistula are globally reported. According to World Health Organization, more than 200 million young women live with unrepair obstetric fistula mostly in sub-Saharan Africa and southeast Asia including Afghanistan. Women with obstetric fistula suffer from frequent urinary or fecal incontinence which causes shame, social segregation, and other health problems. Obstructed labor (due to early marriage and inadequately developed pelvic) constitutes the most common cause of obstetric fistula. Therefore, the current study strived to assess teenage pregnancy on obstetric fistula among women in the fistula center of Malalai Maternity Hospital in Kabul, Afghanistan.

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  • Sahak Mahbooba & Oniba Saiqal & Mohibullah Salih, 2021. "The teenage pregnancy on obstetric fistula among women in fistula center at Malalai Hospital, Kabul Afghanistan: A cross-sectional study," Technium Social Sciences Journal, Technium Science, vol. 20(1), pages 953-960, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:tec:journl:v:20:y:2021:i:1:p:953-960
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.47577/tssj.v20i1.3346
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    Keywords

    Fistula; Obstetric; Pregnancy; Teenage; Obstructed labor.;
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    • R00 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - General - - - General
    • Z0 - Other Special Topics - - General

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