Intersecting stigma, social exclusion and coping mechanisms among women living with obstetric fistula in rural northern Ghana: a qualitative study.

Abilla NS, Asiedua E, Pwavra JBP, Issah S, Senkyire E

DOI: 10.3389/frph.2026.1923194
Published: 2026
Container: Frontiers in reproductive health
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@article{allodium:10.3389/frph.2026.1923194,
  title = {Intersecting stigma, social exclusion and coping mechanisms among women living with obstetric fistula in rural northern Ghana: a qualitative study.},
  author = {Abilla NS and Asiedua E and Pwavra JBP and Issah S and Senkyire E},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {Frontiers in reproductive health},
  doi = {10.3389/frph.2026.1923194},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.3389/frph.2026.1923194}
}

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TI  - Intersecting stigma, social exclusion and coping mechanisms among women living with obstetric fistula in rural northern Ghana: a qualitative study.
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AU  - Issah S
AU  - Senkyire E
PY  - 2026
JO  - Frontiers in reproductive health
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NS, A., E, A., JBP, P., S, I., & E, S. (2026). Intersecting stigma, social exclusion and coping mechanisms among women living with obstetric fistula in rural northern Ghana: a qualitative study.. Frontiers in reproductive health. https://doi.org/10.3389/frph.2026.1923194

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