Healthcare-seeking behavior for obstetrical fistula and its determinant factors in sub-Saharan Africa: systematic review and meta-analysis protocol

Getachew Teshale, Melak Jejaw, Gebrie Getu Alemu, Azmeraw Tadele, Fentahun Bikale Kebede, Kaleb Assegid Demissie

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DOI: 10.1016/j.xagr.2026.100624
Published: 2026-08
Container: AJOG Global Reports
Publisher: Elsevier BV
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@article{allodium:10.1016/j.xagr.2026.100624,
  title = {Healthcare-seeking behavior for obstetrical fistula and its determinant factors in sub-Saharan Africa: systematic review and meta-analysis protocol},
  author = {Getachew Teshale and Melak Jejaw and Gebrie Getu Alemu and Azmeraw Tadele and Fentahun Bikale Kebede and Kaleb Assegid Demissie},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {AJOG Global Reports},
  doi = {10.1016/j.xagr.2026.100624},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.xagr.2026.100624}
}

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TI  - Healthcare-seeking behavior for obstetrical fistula and its determinant factors in sub-Saharan Africa: systematic review and meta-analysis protocol
AU  - Getachew Teshale
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AU  - Azmeraw Tadele
AU  - Fentahun Bikale Kebede
AU  - Kaleb Assegid Demissie
PY  - 2026
JO  - AJOG Global Reports
DO  - 10.1016/j.xagr.2026.100624
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Teshale, G., Jejaw, M., Alemu, G. G., Tadele, A., Kebede, F. B., & Demissie, K. A. (2026). Healthcare-seeking behavior for obstetrical fistula and its determinant factors in sub-Saharan Africa: systematic review and meta-analysis protocol. AJOG Global Reports. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.xagr.2026.100624

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