Injured bodies,damaged lives: experiences and narratives of Kenyan women with obstetric fistula and Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting. (2017)
This study is a Descriptive research regarding All FGM/C with the following characteristics:
Author(s): Mwanri,L.,& Gatwiri,G. J.
FGM/C Type(s): All
Health area of focus: Effects of Obstetric Fistula on women that had undergone FGM.
Objective: To present stories of Kenyan women (and had undergone FGM) who had developed obstetric fistulas following prolonged and obstructedchildbirth.
Study Population: women waiting to undergosurgical fistula repair at Kenyatta National Hospital inNairobi and the Gynocare centre in Eldoret,Kenya.
Findings: Some women with fistula report their fistula was caused by FGM/C. FGM among with OF may have serious obstetric complications including: the development of obstetric fistulas,lowered libido,poor quality of life and maternal and child health outcomes,including death.
Geographical coverage
Region(s):Eastern Africa
Country(ies):Kenya