Fistula awareness among sisters of women with fistula.

Objective: To determine whether sisters of women with obstetric fistula (OF) were aware of their sisters' condition, in order to inform the development of survey questions that adapt the sister-based method to fistula rate estimation.

Methods: Twelve women with OF and 20 of their sisters were interviewed using semi-structured questionnaires in rural Uganda in 2007. Topics included fistula awareness and perceptions of causality.