Risk factors for perioperative blood transfusions after urogenital fistula repair in Uganda: a retrospective cohort study.

Objective: To determine the incidence of and risk factors for perioperative blood transfusions after urogenital fistula repairs in Uganda.

Design: A retrospective cohort study.

Setting: A community hospital in Masaka, Uganda.

Knowledge, Attitude, and Self-Reported Practice Toward Measures for Prevention of the Spread of COVID-19 Among Ugandans: A Nationwide Online Cross-Sectional Survey.

The world is facing the Coronavirus pandemic, which is highly infectious. Several measures have been put in place to prevent its spread among the population. However, for these preventive measures to be effective, the population requires appropriate and sufficient knowledge, attitude, and practices.

Risk factors for early and late failures following repair of urogenital fistulas.

Introduction And Hypothesis: In Sub-Saharan Africa, obstetric fistulas are a health crisis of extensive proportions. Although risk factors for failure are described, little data exist regarding differences in risk factors for early and late recurrences.

Methods: A retrospective cohort study was conducted to evaluate risk factors for fistula recurrence.