https://doi.org/10.4081/uij.2010.e1

Outcome of management of obstetric genito-urinary fistulae in the general hospital, Ikot Ekpene, Akwa Ibom state, Nigeria

Vol. 24 No. 2-3 (2010)
Submitted: 15 July 2010
Accepted: 13 December 2010
Published: 20 December 2010
obstetrics, morbidity, fistulae, injury
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Etim I. Ekanem
ekanmetim@yahoo.com
University of Calabar, Nigeria.
Mabel I. Ekott
University of Calabar, Nigeria.
John E. Ekabua
University of Calabar, Nigeria.
Thomas U. Agan
University of Calabar, Nigeria.
Atta Inyang-Otu
General Hospital Ikot Ekpene, Nigeria.
Background: Obstetric fistula with urinary incontinence is one of the most distressing maternal morbidities. It is associated with physical and social deprivation such as wife abandonment and violent reactions against the victims, particularly in the developing countries of the world. This study was carried out to assess the demographic and reproductive profiles as well as outcome of management of patients with obstetric genito-urinary fistulae in the General Hospital Ikot Ekpene, Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria. Design and Methods: A five-year cross sectional observational study of medical records of 37 patients managed in maternity section of General Hospital Ikot Ekpene, Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria was conducted. Results: One delivery every 122 ones during the study period was complicated by urinary fistula. Eleven (29.7%) were teenagers. Most patients were married (54.1%), primiparous (59.4%) from low socioeconomic class (72.9%) who did not utilize modern obstetric facilities effectively. Many cases were the consequence of prolonged obstructed labour (51.4%) and majority presented with total incontinence of urine (70.2%). Eighteen (48.7%) patients presented within 6 months of delivery. They were mainly vesico-vaginal (34.4%) or complex (10.8%) fistulae that were managed conservatively (21.6%) or with bladder repairs. About a third was referred for further treatment management due to unsatisfactory outcome. Conclusion: This age-long obstetric morbidity is common among young married women in Ikot Ekpene, Akwa Ibom, mainly due to poor utilization of modern obstetric care facilities. Results of treatment are largely unsatisfactory in a third of these patients; therefore resources should be channeled towards effective and comprehensive preventive programs especially among this vulnerable group of women.

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Etim I. Ekanem, University of Calabar
Department of obstetrics and gynecology, senior lecturer and medical consultant 

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Ekanem, E. I., Ekott, M. I., Ekabua, J. E., Agan, T. U., & Inyang-Otu, A. (2010). Outcome of management of obstetric genito-urinary fistulae in the general hospital, Ikot Ekpene, Akwa Ibom state, Nigeria. Urogynaecologia, 24(2-3), e1. https://doi.org/10.4081/uij.2010.e1

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