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Obstetric Fistula among Women of Reproductive Age in Ekiti State, Nigeria West Africa

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This study examined obstetric fistula among women of reproductive age in Ekiti State. Two null hypotheses were postulated to guide the study. The descriptive design of the survey type was used for the study. The samples of 300 respondents were randomly selected from six local government areas of the state. A questionnaire Women of Reproductive Age and Obstetric Fistula Questionnaire (WORAOFQ) was used for data collection. Analysis of variance and t-test analysis tested at 0.05 level of significance were used to analysis the data collected. The study was approved by ant agency but self investigated due to interest. However, permission was sort verbally from respondents before, they were given the questionnaires to complete. The result showed that there were significant influence in the age and location of women of reproductive age and suffering from obstetric fistula in Ekiti state. It was concluded that marriage or sex need be delayed for young girls in the state and regular attendance of the bid hospitals need be encouraged. Obstetric fistula is a kind of disease that is afflicting a lot of women in reproductive ages particularly in the developing countries. A lot of women of reproductive age have been sick and have even died as a result of obstetric fistula. However, the study was carried out to investigate the extent to which obstetric fistula affects women of reproductive age in Ekiti state of Nigeria. From the study, it was discovered that age and location of the women significantly influenced with obstetric fistula.

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