Table 2. National indicators for the treatment of obstetric fistula, 2013.
Indicator (number of) | Included in national HMIS |
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Bangladesh | Guinea | Mali | Niger | Nigeria | Uganda | |
Screening and treatment | ||||||
Women referred for fistula | No | No | No | No | Yes | No |
Women presenting with incontinence | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | No |
Women referred for incontinence | No | No | Yes | No | No | No |
Fistula cases diagnosed | No | Yesa | Yes | Yesb | No | Yes |
Women receiving a fistula repair | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Fistulas repaired | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No |
Women treated by catheter for fistula | No | No | No | Yes | No | No |
Cases of vesicovaginal fistula | No | No | No | Yes | No | No |
Cases of rectovaginal fistula | No | No | No | Yes | No | No |
New cases of fistula | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | No |
Women receiving a second repair | No | No | No | No | Yes | No |
Women discharged | No | No | No | No | Yes | No |
Fistulas closed and dry | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Women receiving repair who were discharged as “not closed” | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yesc |
Women receiving repair who remained incontinent at discharge | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | No |
Capacity to treat | ||||||
Staff capable of fistula surgery | No | No | Yes | No | No | No |
Staff capable of clinically diagnosing fistula | No | No | Yes | No | No | No |
Reintegration | ||||||
Women benefitting from a social reintegration programme | No | No | No | Yes | No | No |
HMIS: Health Management Information System.
a Number of women with fistula registered.
b Number of women needing fistula repair.
c Number of women receiving repair who were discharged “not closed” or “closed with some remaining incontinence”.
Data source: EngenderHealth/Fistula Care.12