Equatorial Guinea - Campaign to End Fistula

appropriate resources in order to repair cases identified with fistula and the socioeconomical reinsertion of affected women in
Equatorial Guinea.
TABLE 14:
POSSIBLE CAUSES
KNOWLEDGE OF THE CAUSES OF OBSTETRIC FISTULA,
ACCORDING TO WOMEN’S LEVEL OF INSTRUCTION
(JUNE 2005)
INSTRUCTION LEVEL
Iliteracy Primary Second Sup Others N/R TOTAL
Bad handling 12 11 0 0 0 0 23
Prolonged delivery 2 5 2 0 0 0 9
Abortions in bad conditions 0 2 2 0 0 0 4
Large foetus 1 2 0 0 0 0 3
Bad handling and prolonged delivery 0 2 1 0 0 0 3
Bad handling of tools 0 2 0 0 0 0 2
Bad handling and late arrival at center 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
Sexual violence 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Little pelvis 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
Caesarian 0 1 1 0 0 0 2
Delivery complications 1 2 1 0 0 0 4
Early pregnancy 0 1 1 0 0 0 2
Chirurgical delivery 1 1 0 0 0 0 2
No information 3 6 1 0 0 0 10
Traumatic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Not recorded 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 20 37 9 0 0 0 66
GRAPHIC 14:
CAUSE KNOWLEDGE ON OBSTETRIC FISTULA,
ACCORDING TO WOMEN'S INSTRUCTION LEVEL
(JUNE 2005).
14
12
10
8
6
4
2
0
Iliteracy
Primary
Second
Sup
Others
N/R
Possible causes
Comments:
Inspite of womes’s low level of instructions, and the lack of information on obstetric fistula, the possible causes identified by
themselves as being responsible of the fistula, through a series of questions, corresponds, in most cases, to real causes
(prolonged deliveries, bad use of tools, etc.) where the bad use of tools during delivery 23 cases (35%), appears as the main
cause, followed by prolonged deliveries 9 cases (14%). However, the training and sensitization of womens on maternal health
as well as on fistula concerns, should be reinforced in order to find out in appropriate moments all alert signs of delivery
complications which lead to obstetric fistula.
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