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| Title |
Obstetric Fistula in Burundi: a comprehensive approach to managing women with this neglected disease
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|---|---|
| Published in |
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, August 2013
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| DOI | 10.1186/1471-2393-13-164 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Katie Tayler-Smith, Rony Zachariah, Marcel Manzi, Wilma van den Boogaard, An Vandeborne, Aristide Bishinga, Eva De Plecker, Vincent Lambert, Bavo Christiaens, Gamaliel Sinabajije, Miguel Trelles, Stephan Goetghebuer, Tony Reid, Anthony Harries |
| Abstract |
In Burundi, the annual incidence of obstetric fistula is estimated to be 0.2-0.5% of all deliveries, with 1000--2000 new cases per year. Despite this relatively high incidence, national capacity for identifying and managing obstetric fistula is very limited. Thus, in July 2010, Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) set up a specialised Obstetric Fistula Centre in Gitega (Gitega Fistula Centre, GFC), the only permanent referral centre for obstetric fistula in Burundi. A comprehensive model of care is offered including psychosocial support, conservative and surgical management, post-operative care and follow-up. We describe this model of care, patient outcomes and the operational challenges. |
X Demographics
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 1 | 33% |
| United States | 1 | 33% |
| Unknown | 1 | 33% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 2 | 67% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 33% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 107 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 1 | <1% |
| Belgium | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 105 | 98% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 28 | 26% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 13 | 12% |
| Lecturer | 6 | 6% |
| Researcher | 6 | 6% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 5 | 5% |
| Other | 22 | 21% |
| Unknown | 27 | 25% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 42 | 39% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 17 | 16% |
| Social Sciences | 10 | 9% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 4 | 4% |
| Business, Management and Accounting | 1 | <1% |
| Other | 5 | 5% |
| Unknown | 28 | 26% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 3. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 27 August 2013.
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#13,290,626
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Outputs from BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
#2,454
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#103,822
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#21
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