"Poverty is the big thing": exploring financial, transportation, and opportunity costs associated with fistula management and repair in Nigeria and Uganda
Abstract Background Women living with obstetric fistula often live in poverty and in remote areas far from hospitals offering surgical repair. These women and their families face a range of costs while accessing fistula repair, some of which include: management of their condition, lost productivity...
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Main Authors: | Kaji Tamanna Keya (Author), Pooja Sripad (Author), Emmanuel Nwala (Author), Charlotte E. Warren (Author) |
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2018-06-01T00:00:00Z.
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