Root causes and social consequences of birth injuries in Western Uganda. Issue 1 (26th July 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Angell, Jennifer N.; Busingye, Priscilla; Ganyaglo, Gabriel Y.‐K.; Moyer, Cheryl A.
• Is Part Of: International journal of gynaecology and obstetrics. Volume 139:Issue 1(2017)
• Page Start: 100
• Page End: 101
• Publication Date: 2017-07-26
• Subjects: Incontinence -- Obstetric complications -- Obstetric fistula -- Qualitative research -- Risk factors -- Root cause -- Social stigma -- Uganda; Gynecology -- Periodicals; Obstetrics -- Periodicals; Electronic journals; 618
• DOI: 10.1002/ijgo.12257
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0020-7292

Abstract

Abstract : A case series of Ugandan women with fistula and other birth injuries suggested that the root causes included social, cultural, and system‐based factors.