Rehabilitation and Reintegration Programming adjunct to Female Genital Fistula Surgery: a scoping review protocol
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2019-09-25
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BMJ open
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Female genital fistula is a debilitating traumatic injury, largely birth-associated, globally affecting up to 2 million women, mostly in sub-Saharan Africa. Fistula has significant physical, psychological and economic consequences. Women often face challenges in reintegrating and resuming prior roles despite successful surgery. Synthesising the evidence on services adjunct to fistula surgery and their outcomes is important for developing the evidence base for best practices and identifying research priorities. This scoping review seeks to examine the range of rehabilitation and reintegration services provided as adjunct to genital fistula surgery, map the existing programming and outcomes, and identify areas for additional research.
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El Ayadi, A. M., Painter, C. E., Delamou, A., Barr-Walker, J., Obore, S., Byamugisha, J., ... & Barageine, J. K. (2019). Rehabilitation and reintegration programming adjunct to female genital fistula surgery: a scoping review protocol. BMJ open, 9(10), e027991.https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2018-027991