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Obstetric fistulae in South Sudan: A paradigm shift in repairs is required 南苏丹的产科瘘:需要在修复方面进行范式转变
South Sudan Medical Journal Pub Date : 2022-06-27 DOI: 10.4314/ssmj.v15i2.1
Dr Koma Akim
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What do teachers do? A framework for improving teaching in healthcare education 老师是做什么的?改进保健教育教学的框架
South Sudan Medical Journal Pub Date : 2022-06-27 DOI: 10.4314/ssmj.v15i2.10
R. Bregazzi
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Risk factors for vesicovaginal and rectovaginal fistulae in women treated at Juba Teaching Hospital in 2020-2021: A retrospective study 2020-2021年在朱巴教学医院接受治疗的女性膀胱阴道瘘和直肠阴道瘘的风险因素:一项回顾性研究
South Sudan Medical Journal Pub Date : 2022-06-27 DOI: 10.4314/ssmj.v15i2.4
Justin Kon Akech Yaay, Achirin Akech Athian, Deng Dominic Tem Akoon, Agdar Anthony Fabiano, Them Buoi Ariath, Arkangelo Ayiga Mona
{"title":"Risk factors for vesicovaginal and rectovaginal fistulae in women treated at Juba Teaching Hospital in 2020-2021: A retrospective study","authors":"Justin Kon Akech Yaay, Achirin Akech Athian, Deng Dominic Tem Akoon, Agdar Anthony Fabiano, Them Buoi Ariath, Arkangelo Ayiga Mona","doi":"10.4314/ssmj.v15i2.4","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4314/ssmj.v15i2.4","url":null,"abstract":"Introduction: Vesicovaginal fistulae (VVF) and rectovaginal fistulae (RVF) are major public health concerns especially in sub-Saharan Africa. Our hypothesis was that prolonged obstructed labour, teenage marriages, inadequate emergency obstetric care and poverty are responsible for a high prevalence of VVF and RVF in South Sudan.Objective: The objective of the study is to determine the risk factors for vesicovaginal and rectovaginal fistulae in women treated at Juba Teaching Hospital in South Sudan.Method: Data were obtained from the files of all the 40 women who were operated on for VVF and RVF in Juba Teaching Hospital (JTH) during the 2020 and 2021 fistula campaigns; three women were interviewed.Results: Thirty-six women had VVF, two had RVF and two had both. The main cause was obstructed labour. Spontaneous vaginal delivery accounted for 22 cases, Caesarean Section for 13 while five had a forceps delivery. Four women were aged under 18 years; the age of marriage was below 18 years for 22 women and between 18-25 years for 18 women. Of these 40 women 21 were para 1 & 2,14 were para 3 to 5 and five were para 6 and above; 17 had delivered at home and 23 in hospital; 18 had been attended by midwives / doctor and 22 by Traditional Birth Attendants (TBAs) in the villages; 22 were in labour for more than three days. Thirty-two deliveries had resulted in stillbirths. Most women had not been to school, and all were classified as ‘poor’. Almost all (38) had not attended an ante-natal clinic (ANC) duringthe pregnancy in which they developed fistula. Ten women were operated on more than three times, 10 twice and 20 once. Nine women were divorced after developing fistula and 13 were abandoned. The psychosocial consequences included childlessness, stigmatization, depression, divorce, and abandonment.Conclusion: The main risk factor for developing obstetric fistula was prolonged obstructed labour. Secondary risk factors were delivering at home, lack of obstetric care facilities, deliveries attended by unskilled health workers and TBAs, poor ANC attendance during pregnancy, cultural factors that encourage early marriage, low socioeconomic status, and lack of education.","PeriodicalId":56200,"journal":{"name":"South Sudan Medical Journal","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-06-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46977418","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Obstetric fistulae: a review 产科瘘:综述
South Sudan Medical Journal Pub Date : 2022-06-27 DOI: 10.4314/ssmj.v15i2.5
A. Browning
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Cochlear implantation and outcomes in a resource–limited setting: experience from Tanzania 在资源有限的环境下人工耳蜗植入和结果:来自坦桑尼亚的经验
South Sudan Medical Journal Pub Date : 2022-06-27 DOI: 10.4314/ssmj.v15i2.3
A. Kahinga, Z. Abraham, Shaban Mawala, E. Liyombo
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Diabetic Ketoacidosis in adults: Part 2. Management 成人糖尿病酮症酸中毒:第2部分。管理
South Sudan Medical Journal Pub Date : 2022-06-27 DOI: 10.4314/ssmj.v15i2.7
Ali Azkoul, S. Sim, Victor Lawrence
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Back-to-basics: Fever is a syndrome and not just pyrexia 回归基本:发烧是一种综合征,而不仅仅是发热
South Sudan Medical Journal Pub Date : 2022-03-07 DOI: 10.4314/ssmj.v15i1.8
Lucien Wasingya- Kasereka, J. Kellett
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Editorial: The unmet need of pit latrine use by disabled people: a practical solution 社论:残疾人未满足的坑式厕所使用需求:一个实用的解决方案
South Sudan Medical Journal Pub Date : 2022-03-07 DOI: 10.4314/ssmj.v15i1.1
E. Hakim
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Determinant factors of immediate outcomes of Neonatal Respiratory Distress Syndrome in Gondar, Ethiopia 埃塞俄比亚贡达尔新生儿呼吸窘迫综合征直接转归的决定因素
South Sudan Medical Journal Pub Date : 2022-03-07 DOI: 10.4314/ssmj.v15i1.2
Yousif Abdalla Alzubair, Y. Hailu, K. Tamirat
{"title":"Determinant factors of immediate outcomes of Neonatal Respiratory Distress Syndrome in Gondar, Ethiopia","authors":"Yousif Abdalla Alzubair, Y. Hailu, K. Tamirat","doi":"10.4314/ssmj.v15i1.2","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4314/ssmj.v15i1.2","url":null,"abstract":"Introduction: Respiratory Distress Syndrome (RDS) is a frequent neonatal emergency worldwide. The prevalence varies with gestational age (GA) being higher among preterm babies. Preterm birth is the world’s primary cause of newborn deaths and RDS is the leading cause of death in premature infants, including in Ethiopia. \u0000Objectives: To identify the determinant factors of the immediate outcomes of RDS in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), University of Gondar Specialized and Comprehensive Hospital (UoGSCH). \u0000Method: A hospital-based prospective descriptive analytical cross-sectional study was conducted from February to September 2020. \u0000Results: A total of 162 neonates were enrolled; there were 87 (53.7%) males and 75 (46.3%) females. Of these 106 (65.4%) were discharged with improvement, 4 (2.5%) discharged with complications, and 52 (32.0%) died; 50% of deaths occurred within the first 24 hours of age. The odds of mortality for those admitted below 6 hours of age was 6.14 times higher (AOR=6.14, 95% CI:1.63 23.03) than those admitted aged 6 hours and above. Babies born to primiparous mothers were more than twice as likely to die (AOR=2.49, 95% CI:1.05 5.87) than babies born to multiparous mothers. Neonates who were delivered in other facilities had 3.78 times increased odds of mortality (AOR=3.78, 95% CI: 1.23 11.57). \u0000Conclusion: Age at admission, site of referral, parity and gestational age (GA) had a significant association with neonatal mortality due to RDS.","PeriodicalId":56200,"journal":{"name":"South Sudan Medical Journal","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-03-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45376666","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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One year’s experience of extra-pulmonary TB in a county/regional hospital in South Sudan 南苏丹一家县/地区医院治疗肺外结核一年的经验
South Sudan Medical Journal Pub Date : 2022-03-07 DOI: 10.4314/ssmj.v15i1.3
Gadic Kot Gadic Kot
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