%0 Journal Article
%T Factors that impact the timely treatment of obstetric fistulas in Malawi: The perspective of health care providers
%A Mwawi S. Gondwe
%A Pranitha Maharaj
%J Archive of "African Journal of Primary Health Care & Family Medicine".
%D 2019
%R 10.4102/phcfm.v11i1.1900
%X In sub-Saharan African countries, women face a high risk of obstetric fistulas. In Malawi, the prevalence rate is 1 per 1000 women. Studies suggest that several obstacles exist that prevent obstetric fistula patients from getting timely treatment for their condition
%K obstetric fistulas
%K maternal health
%K obstetric care
%K delayed treatment
%K obstructed labour
%K social isolation
%U https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6556935/