Obstetric fistula in southern Mozambique: a qualitative study on women’s experiences of care pregnancy, delivery and postpartum
Reprod. health; 17 (21), 2020
Publication year: 2020
A fístula obstétrica continua a ser um problema de saúde comum em países de baixa e média renda,
apesar das tendências de aumento dos partos institucionais nesses países. As circunstâncias socio-comportamentais
em que a fístula ocorre, assim como suas consequências, são pouco documentadas, principalmente do ponto de vista
das próprias mulheres com fístula obstétrica. Este estudo descreveu as experiências das mulheres em relação aos
cuidados pré-natais, de parto e pós-parto no sul de Moçambique e identificou as experiências particulares das
mulheres com fístula, a fim de compreender as circunstâncias em que a procura e oferta de cuidados poderiam ter
sido modificadas para evitar ou mitigar a contracção ou as consequências da fístula...
Obstetric fistula remains a common health problem in low- and middle-income countries,
despite increasing trends in institutional births in these countries. The socio-behavioral circumstances
in which the fistula occurs, as well as its consequences, are poorly documented, especially from the point of view
of women with obstetric fistula themselves. This study described women's experiences in relation to
antenatal, delivery and postpartum care in southern Mozambique and identified the particular experiences of
women with fistula, in order to understand the circumstances in which the demand and supply of care could have
been modified to prevent or mitigate the contraction or consequences of the fist
Delivery of Health Care/standards, Delivery, Obstetric/standards, Health Facilities, Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice, Middle Aged, Health Services Accessibility, Mozambique/epidemiology, Obstetric Labor Complications/prevention & control, Patient Acceptance of Health Care/psychology, Postpartum Period/psychology, Pregnancy, Prenatal Care/psychology, Vesicovaginal Fistula/epidemiology, Vesicovaginal Fistula/surgery