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Questions and Answers
How many women are estimated to be living with obstetric fistula?
How many women are estimated to be living with obstetric fistula?
- Approximately one million
- Approximately four million
- Approximately three million
- Approximately two million (correct)
Where is obstetric fistula most prevalent?
Where is obstetric fistula most prevalent?
- Developed countries in Europe and North America
- Developing countries in Africa and Asia (correct)
- Countries in South America and Australia
- Island nations in the Pacific
What is obstetric fistula?
What is obstetric fistula?
- A hole between a woman's genital tract and either the urinary or the intestinal tract (correct)
- A risk factor for childbirth
- A type of pregnancy complication
- A procedure for childbirth
Why is knowing the risk factors for obstetric fistula important?
Why is knowing the risk factors for obstetric fistula important?
What is the 'fistula belt'?
What is the 'fistula belt'?
What percentage of obstetrical fistulae cases in Zambia occurred following labor for more than 24 hours?
What percentage of obstetrical fistulae cases in Zambia occurred following labor for more than 24 hours?
What is a primary risk factor for obstetrical fistula?
What is a primary risk factor for obstetrical fistula?
What percentage of fistula cases in northern Ethiopian women did not have any antenatal care?
What percentage of fistula cases in northern Ethiopian women did not have any antenatal care?
What is the first step in the Obstetric Fistula Assessment and Counseling procedure?
What is the first step in the Obstetric Fistula Assessment and Counseling procedure?
What is the purpose of the partograph in labor?
What is the purpose of the partograph in labor?
What percentage of fistula patients in a Niger series delivered at home?
What percentage of fistula patients in a Niger series delivered at home?
What should a counselor consider when discussing a patient's health situation?
What should a counselor consider when discussing a patient's health situation?
How can a counselor tailor information to a patient's needs?
How can a counselor tailor information to a patient's needs?
What is the purpose of asking open-ended questions?
What is the purpose of asking open-ended questions?
Why should a counselor correct false information and rumors?
Why should a counselor correct false information and rumors?
What should a counselor do if a patient is unsure about proceeding with referral for fistula surgery?
What should a counselor do if a patient is unsure about proceeding with referral for fistula surgery?
What is the counselor's role in the decision-making process?
What is the counselor's role in the decision-making process?
What does the healthcare professional do after performing the physical exam?
What does the healthcare professional do after performing the physical exam?
Why does the healthcare professional maintain privacy during the assessment?
Why does the healthcare professional maintain privacy during the assessment?
What does the healthcare professional do before performing the physical exam?
What does the healthcare professional do before performing the physical exam?
Why does the healthcare professional encourage questions from the patient?
Why does the healthcare professional encourage questions from the patient?
What does the healthcare professional do after counseling the patient?
What does the healthcare professional do after counseling the patient?
What does the healthcare professional do before counseling the patient?
What does the healthcare professional do before counseling the patient?
What is recommended to all women after a repair?
What is recommended to all women after a repair?
Why may cesarean birth be recommended?
Why may cesarean birth be recommended?
What is assessed during a consultation?
What is assessed during a consultation?
Why is it recommended to delay pregnancy after a repair?
Why is it recommended to delay pregnancy after a repair?
What is advised to regain strength in the bladder and pelvis?
What is advised to regain strength in the bladder and pelvis?
Where should the delivery of the next child take place?
Where should the delivery of the next child take place?
