El Ayadi Lab

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NIH R01 · 2024

Identifying Opportunities for Prevention of Adverse Outcomes Following Female Genital Fistula Repair

ABSTRACT Female genital fistula is a debilitating injury that affects 2 to 3 million women, mostly in sub-Saharan Africa. Women with fistula have uncontrollable leakage of urine and/or feces (among other physical symptoms), are heavily stigmatized, and experience high psychiatric morbidity. Preliminary evidence has identified risk of fistula recurrence, incontinence, and pregnancy complications following fistula repair. However, the evidence base regarding the factors contributing to these adverse outcomes is severely underdeveloped, limiting the development of clinical interventions to reduce these adverse risks to women, preventing them from re- experiencing the consequences of fistula,…

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