Healthcare Access as a Risk-Marker for Obstetric Vesicovaginal Fistula in Malawi

• Main Authors: Devon Madelyn Rupley, MD (Author), Deepa Dongarwar, MS (Author), Hamisu M. Salihu, MD, PhD (Author), Allison M. Janda, MD (Author), Rachel Pope, MD, MPH (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Global Health and Education Projects, Inc., 2019-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objectives: To determine the association between access to health care among pregnant women in Malawi and occurrence of obstetric vesicovaginal fistula (VVF). Methods: This was a case-control study using data obtained from patients' records documented by the 'Fistula Care Center-Bwaila Hos...