Predictors and outcomes of surgical repair of obstetric fistula at Mekelle Hamlin Fistula Center, Northern Ethiopia.

Background: Obstetric fistula is a medical condition that involves an opening between vagina and bladder or vagina and rectum. From 2010 to 2013, on average, around 2000 women each year had surgery for obstetric fistula in Ethiopia. The success and failure rate of obstetric fistula repair varies from center to center and is determined by many factors.

Survival Modeling on the Determinants of Time to Recovery from Obstetric Fistula: The Case of Mekelle Hamlin Fistula Center, Ethiopia.

Background: An obstetric fistula is an abnormal opening between the vagina, rectum, and/or bladder. Obstetric fistula has a devastating impact on women's physical, social, and psychological health. Despite the numerous health consequences in developing countries, including Ethiopia, there have been few studies on the determinants of time to recovery from obstetric fistula.

Adverse obstetric outcomes in public hospitals of southern Ethiopia: the role of parity.

Purpose: Direct obstetric causes have a significant contribution for severe maternal morbidities and mortalities, although the effect of grand multiparity on adverse obstetric outcomes remains controversial across studies. This study aimed to compare obstetric outcomes in grand multiparous and low multiparous women in two hospitals of southern Ethiopia.

Materials And Methods: A comparative cross-sectional study was conducted in one general and one comprehensive specialized hospitals in 2018.