Equatorial Guinea - Campaign to End Fistula

TABLE 5:
KNOWLEDGE LEVEL OF DELIVERY ASSISTANCE PERSONNEL
ON THE CAUSES OF OBSTETRIC FISTULA
(JUNE 2005)
HEALTH PERSONNEL
KNOWLEDGE OF THE CAUSES
Prol part Post caes Post oper Post inst Others No know
TOTAL
Doctors 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
Gynecologists 2 0 2 0 0 0 4
Midwives 3 2 0 0 0 1 6
HLN/Nurses 1 0 3 0 0 3 7
Del Auxiliar Personnel 9 0 0 1 0 29 39
Traditional midwives 5 0 0 0 2 44 51
Others 0 0 0 0 0 8 8
TOTAL 21 2 5 1 2 85 116
GRAPHIC 5:
KNOWLEDGE LEVEL OF DELIVERY ASSISTANCE PERSONNEL
ON THE CAUSES OF OBSTETRIC FISTULA
(JUNE 2005)
50
45
N
40
35
30
25
20
15
10
5
0
Prol part
Post caes
Post oper
Post inst
Others
No know
Doctors
Gynecologists
Midwives
HLN/Nurses
Del Auxiliar
Personnel
Traditional
midwives
Others
Professional
Comments:
73% of the delivery assistance personnel interviewed (85 health agents) have no knowledge on the causes of obstetric fistula
with most incidence on delivery auxiliar personnel and traditional midwives which 73 effectfs, represents 63% of the total of the
interviewed personnel and they are the category which conducted deliveries during 2005.
Besides, doctors, gynecologists, midwives and some high level nurses/nurses (13%) amounted to 15 persons which have well
knowledge on the causes of obstetric fistula. The reinforcement on Information and training process of support and health
personnel on obstetric fistula should be one of the priorities of the sensitization plan of health personnel and the entire
community to eliminate obstetric fistula in Equatorial Guinea up to 2020.
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