Obstetric fistula at Zomba central hospital: psychosocial experiences among affected women.

The purpose of the study was to explore and describe the psychosocial experiences of client in Zomba Central Hospital gynecology ward. The objectives of the study were to establish the experiences of the women with obstetric fistula. The study used a qualitative design. Purposive sampling was used...

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Main Author: Matola, Irine Agnes Asani
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Language:English
Published: Kamuzu University of Health Sciences 2022
Online Access:http://nkhokwe.kuhes.ac.mw/handle/20.500.12845/473
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description The purpose of the study was to explore and describe the psychosocial experiences of client in Zomba Central Hospital gynecology ward. The objectives of the study were to establish the experiences of the women with obstetric fistula. The study used a qualitative design. Purposive sampling was used to collect data from participants. In total a sample size of 5 participants from Zomba Central Hospital was recruited. The inclusion criteria was obstetric fistula clients admitted to gynacoelogical ward. Data was collected by means of in-depth interview. The interviews were written as the clients were interviewed. Data was analysed used qualitative methods and narrative descriptive summaries were used to present the data. The study showed that women came into the health systems from home, traditional birth attendants, health centre and district hospitals.
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spelling oai:nkhokwe.kuhes.ac.mw:20.500.12845-4732023-03-11T23:59:09Z Obstetric fistula at Zomba central hospital: psychosocial experiences among affected women. Matola, Irine Agnes Asani The purpose of the study was to explore and describe the psychosocial experiences of client in Zomba Central Hospital gynecology ward. The objectives of the study were to establish the experiences of the women with obstetric fistula. The study used a qualitative design. Purposive sampling was used to collect data from participants. In total a sample size of 5 participants from Zomba Central Hospital was recruited. The inclusion criteria was obstetric fistula clients admitted to gynacoelogical ward. Data was collected by means of in-depth interview. The interviews were written as the clients were interviewed. Data was analysed used qualitative methods and narrative descriptive summaries were used to present the data. The study showed that women came into the health systems from home, traditional birth attendants, health centre and district hospitals. 2022-04-11T13:02:18Z 2022-04-11T13:02:18Z 2009-11-15 Other http://nkhokwe.kuhes.ac.mw/handle/20.500.12845/473 en application/pdf Kamuzu University of Health Sciences
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title Obstetric fistula at Zomba central hospital: psychosocial experiences among affected women.
title_full Obstetric fistula at Zomba central hospital: psychosocial experiences among affected women.
title_fullStr Obstetric fistula at Zomba central hospital: psychosocial experiences among affected women.
title_full_unstemmed Obstetric fistula at Zomba central hospital: psychosocial experiences among affected women.
title_short Obstetric fistula at Zomba central hospital: psychosocial experiences among affected women.
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