Jekaterina Kozachenko, Anda Kivite-Urtane, Frederika Berzina, Ieva Evelina Stolcere, Gunta Lazdane
The Association of Longer Breastfeeding Duration and Socioeconomic, Pregnancy, Childbirth and Postpartum Characteristics
Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania)
awareness obstetric fistula concomitant factors central efforts eliminate obstetric fistula subsaharan africa therefore assessed magnitude obstetric fistula awareness associated factors among women reproductive age subsaharan africa data study extracted recent demographic health surveys 14 countries subsaharan africa included 185388 women aged 1549 years study percentages used summarise prevalence obstetric fistula awareness across 14 countries studied adopted multivariable multilevel binary logistic regression examine factors associated obstetric fistula awareness subsaharan africa presented results regression analysis using adjusted odds ratios 95 confidence intervals statistical significance set p 005 average prevalence obstetric fistula awareness 379 ranging 128 gambia 639 uganda awareness obstetric fistula low among never married cohabiting women compared married women compared women parity 4 birth lowest odds obstetric fistula awareness study also showed obstetric fistula awareness lower among women working exposed mass media poorest wealth category never sex communities low literacy level study however found odds obstetric fistula awareness increased age education higher urban areas compared rural areas women ever terminated pregnancy likely aware obstetric fistula compared never terminated pregnancy study demonstrated low awareness obstetric fistula among women subsaharan africa educative sensitisation interventions incorporate factors identified present study implementation raise womens awareness obstetric fistula need subsaharan african countries consciously raise community literacy rate increase access mass media platforms invest intensively formal education women