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Table 1 Rare fistula causes by country

From: Rare causes of genital fistula in nine African countries: a retrospective review

Fistula Cause

Tanzania

Uganda

Kenya

Malawi

Zambia

Traumatic accident

4

0.18%

5

0.33%

4

0.35%

3

0.45%

-

-

Traumatic sexual violence

3

0.14%

4

0.26%

4

0.35%

-

-

-

-

Traumatic traditional healer

3

0.14%

-

-

1

0.09%

-

-

-

-

Unsafe abortion/Dilatation and curettage

3

0.14%

-

-

4

0.35%

1

0.15%

-

-

Radiation

4

0.18%

-

-

2

0.18%

1

0.15%

1

0.60%

Complication of HIV infection

1

0.05%

1

0.07%

2

0.18%

2

0.30%

-

-

Congenital

1

0.05%

1

0.07%

1

0.09%

1

0.15%

1

0.60%

Women with fistula from rare causes

19

0.86%

11

0.72%

18

1.59%

8

1.21%

2

1.19%

Women with fistula

2,213

 

1,527

 

1,131

 

662

 

168

 

Fistula Cause

Rwanda

Ethiopia

Somalia

South Sudan

Total

Traumatic accident

1

0.24%

2

1.82%

-

-

-

-

19

0.28%

Traumatic sexual violence

-

-

2

1.82%

1

0.32%

1

0.41%

15

0.22%

Traumatic traditional healer

-

-

1

0.91%

8

2.53%

-

-

13 

0.19%

Unsafe abortion/Dilatation and curettage

1

0.24%

-

-

-

-

1

0.41%

10

0.15%

Radiation

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

8

0.12%

Complication of HIV infection

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

6

0.09%

Congenital

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

5

0.07%

Women with fistula from rare causes

2

0.48%

5

4.55%

9

2.85%

2

0.83%

76

1.12%

Women with fistula

418

 

110

 

316

 

242

 

6,787

 
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