Awareness of vesicovaginal fistula among health workers in some health facilities of Zamfara state, Northwest Nigeria

The prevalence of obstetric fistula in Nigeria was found by 2008 National Demographic Health Survey (NDHS) to be 0.4%, suggesting there are approximately 150,000 women of reproductive age currently living with, or who have previously had, obstetric fistula. Fistula prevalence is higher in Northern t...

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Main Authors:	Mohammed Mawaida, Abdullahi, Abd Rahman, Nor Azlina, Abdul Rahman, Suzanah, Mamat, Nik Mazlan, Azad, Abul Kalam, Baba, T. M.
Format:	Article
Language:	English English
Published:	University of Salerno 2017
Subjects:	RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine RG Gynecology and obstetrics
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spelling	iium-571022018-04-05T02:11:32Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/57102/ Awareness of vesicovaginal fistula among health workers in some health facilities of Zamfara state, Northwest Nigeria Mohammed Mawaida, Abdullahi Abd Rahman, Nor Azlina Abdul Rahman, Suzanah Mamat, Nik Mazlan Azad, Abul Kalam Baba, T. M. RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine RG Gynecology and obstetrics The prevalence of obstetric fistula in Nigeria was found by 2008 National Demographic Health Survey (NDHS) to be 0.4%, suggesting there are approximately 150,000 women of reproductive age currently living with, or who have previously had, obstetric fistula. Fistula prevalence is higher in Northern than in Southern Nigerian zones. For instance, the prevalence of fistula in North Central Nigeria is 0.8%, followed by 0.5% in the North East and 0.3% in North West Nigeria. This study aimed at understanding the knowledge and level of understanding of Health workers in some selected hospitals and clinics in Zamfara State, North West Nigeria. The study was both a descriptive cross sectional and qualitative study of health personnel working in some health facilities in Zamfara State to gain an insight of their understanding and practice about vesicovaginal fistula (VVF) which is a common obstetric and maternal health complication among women in Nigeria during or after delivery. 68.3% of the respondents were females while 31.7% were males. There is no specialist consultant or fistula surgeon among the health personnel interviewed as only 11.7% of them were medical doctors while the remaining are nurses, midwives or community health extension workers. On their knowledge of fistula, 97.6% of them have heard of VVF, and 87% of them were of the opinion that early marriage causes complications during delivery or giving birth. Also 88% of them were aware of VVF as one of the problems associated with early girl-child marriage while only 61% of them knew that obstructed or delayed labour causes VVF. It is important to train and equip the lower cadre health and clinic personnel on VVF and how to prevent it as the management of VVF requires a specialized knowledge and expertise. University of Salerno 2017-04-30 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/57102/1/Pharmacology%20Online_Suzanah.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/57102/7/57102_Awareness%20of%20vesicovaginal%20fistula%20among%20health%20workers%20in%20some%20health%20facilities%20of%20Zamfara%20state_SCOPUS.pdf Mohammed Mawaida, Abdullahi and Abd Rahman, Nor Azlina and Abdul Rahman, Suzanah and Mamat, Nik Mazlan and Azad, Abul Kalam and Baba, T. M. (2017) Awareness of vesicovaginal fistula among health workers in some health facilities of Zamfara state, Northwest Nigeria. PhOL - PharmacologyOnLine, 1. pp. 89-97. ISSN 1827-8620 http://pharmacologyonline.silae.it/files/archives/2017/vol1/PhOL_2017_1_A009_Maiwada_89_97.pdf
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spellingShingle	RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine RG Gynecology and obstetrics Mohammed Mawaida, Abdullahi Abd Rahman, Nor Azlina Abdul Rahman, Suzanah Mamat, Nik Mazlan Azad, Abul Kalam Baba, T. M. Awareness of vesicovaginal fistula among health workers in some health facilities of Zamfara state, Northwest Nigeria
description	The prevalence of obstetric fistula in Nigeria was found by 2008 National Demographic Health Survey (NDHS) to be 0.4%, suggesting there are approximately 150,000 women of reproductive age currently living with, or who have previously had, obstetric fistula. Fistula prevalence is higher in Northern than in Southern Nigerian zones. For instance, the prevalence of fistula in North Central Nigeria is 0.8%, followed by 0.5% in the North East and 0.3% in North West Nigeria. This study aimed at understanding the knowledge and level of understanding of Health workers in some selected hospitals and clinics in Zamfara State, North West Nigeria. The study was both a descriptive cross sectional and qualitative study of health personnel working in some health facilities in Zamfara State to gain an insight of their understanding and practice about vesicovaginal fistula (VVF) which is a common obstetric and maternal health complication among women in Nigeria during or after delivery. 68.3% of the respondents were females while 31.7% were males. There is no specialist consultant or fistula surgeon among the health personnel interviewed as only 11.7% of them were medical doctors while the remaining are nurses, midwives or community health extension workers. On their knowledge of fistula, 97.6% of them have heard of VVF, and 87% of them were of the opinion that early marriage causes complications during delivery or giving birth. Also 88% of them were aware of VVF as one of the problems associated with early girl-child marriage while only 61% of them knew that obstructed or delayed labour causes VVF. It is important to train and equip the lower cadre health and clinic personnel on VVF and how to prevent it as the management of VVF requires a specialized knowledge and expertise.
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author	Mohammed Mawaida, Abdullahi Abd Rahman, Nor Azlina Abdul Rahman, Suzanah Mamat, Nik Mazlan Azad, Abul Kalam Baba, T. M.
author_facet	Mohammed Mawaida, Abdullahi Abd Rahman, Nor Azlina Abdul Rahman, Suzanah Mamat, Nik Mazlan Azad, Abul Kalam Baba, T. M.
author_sort	Mohammed Mawaida, Abdullahi
title	Awareness of vesicovaginal fistula among health workers in some health facilities of Zamfara state, Northwest Nigeria
title_short	Awareness of vesicovaginal fistula among health workers in some health facilities of Zamfara state, Northwest Nigeria
title_full	Awareness of vesicovaginal fistula among health workers in some health facilities of Zamfara state, Northwest Nigeria
title_fullStr	Awareness of vesicovaginal fistula among health workers in some health facilities of Zamfara state, Northwest Nigeria
title_full_unstemmed	Awareness of vesicovaginal fistula among health workers in some health facilities of Zamfara state, Northwest Nigeria
title_sort	awareness of vesicovaginal fistula among health workers in some health facilities of zamfara state, northwest nigeria
publisher	University of Salerno
publishDate	2017
url	http://irep.iium.edu.my/57102/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/57102/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/57102/1/Pharmacology%20Online_Suzanah.pdf http://irep.iium.edu.my/57102/7/57102_Awareness%20of%20vesicovaginal%20fistula%20among%20health%20workers%20in%20some%20health%20facilities%20of%20Zamfara%20state_SCOPUS.pdf
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Awareness of vesicovaginal fistula among health workers in some health facilities of Zamfara state, Northwest Nigeria

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