TY - JOUR AU - Lyimo, Mary A. AU - Mosha, Idda H. PY - 2019 DA - 2019/07/10 TI - Reasons for delay in seeking treatment among women with obstetric fistula in Tanzania: a qualitative study JO - BMC Women's Health SP - 93 VL - 19 IS - 1 AB - Obstetric fistula is among the serious and distressing maternal morbidities in Tanzania. Obstetric fistula is a childbirth-related injury caused by prolonged and obstructed labor which has a devastating impact on affected women and their families. The aim of this study was to explore reasons why women with obstetric fistula admitted to the Comprehensive Community- Based Rehabilitation in Tanzania (CCBRT) hospital delayed seeking fistula treatment. SN - 1472-6874 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/s12905-019-0799-x DO - 10.1186/s12905-019-0799-x ID - Lyimo2019 ER -