Knowledge of obstetric fistula prevention amongst young women in urban and rural Burkina Faso: a cross-sectional study

Obstetric fistula is a sequela of complicated labour, which, if untreated, leaves women handicapped and socially excluded. In Burkina Faso, incidence of obstetric fistula is 6/10,000 cases amongst gynaecological patients, with more patients affected in rural areas. This study aims to evaluate knowle...

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Published in:PloS one 2013-12, Vol.8 (12), p.e85921-e85921
Main Authors: Banke-Thomas, Aduragbemi O, Kouraogo, Salam F, Siribie, Aboubacar, Taddese, Henock B, Mueller, Judith E
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Analysis
Burkina Faso - epidemiology
Cities - epidemiology
Complications
Cross-Sectional Studies
Educational Status
Emergency medical services
Emergency medicine
Epidemiology
Ethics
Family planning
Female
Fertility
Fistula
Fistula - epidemiology
Fistula - prevention & control
Fistulae
Fistulas
Health
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
Hospitals
Humans
Life Sciences
Low income groups
Marriage
Maternal & child health
Medical research
Obstetric Labor Complications - epidemiology
Obstetric Labor Complications - prevention & control
Obstetrics
Patients
Population
Pregnancy
Pregnancy complications
Prevention
Regression analysis
Rural areas
Rural Population - statistics & numerical data
Rural populations
Santé publique et épidémiologie
Schools
Statistical analysis
Studies
Surveys and Questionnaires
Sustainability
Systematic review
Teenage pregnancy
Urban areas
Women's health
Womens health
Young Adult
Young women
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Summary:Obstetric fistula is a sequela of complicated labour, which, if untreated, leaves women handicapped and socially excluded. In Burkina Faso, incidence of obstetric fistula is 6/10,000 cases amongst gynaecological patients, with more patients affected in rural areas. This study aims to evaluate knowledge on obstetric fistula among young women in a health district of Burkina Faso, comparing rural and urban communities. This cross-sectional study employed multi-stage sampling to include 121 women aged 18-20 years residing in urban and rural communities of Boromo health district. Descriptive statistics and multiple logistic regression analysis were used to compare differences between the groups and to identify predictors of observed knowledge levels. Rural women were more likely to be married (p
ISSN:1932-6203
1932-6203
DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0085921