Abstract: Obstetric fistula is a global reproductive menace that damages the lives of women in the less privilege societies, including Africa. Employing 9 participants, this qualitative descriptive study discovers the views of obstetric fistula patients, health workers and related healthcare government officials in Sokoto and Zamfara states, Nigeria, on the role played by social support from the significant others in encouraging ravaged women to partake in therapy. In view of the foregoing, a theme emerged ensuing from data analysis with Nvivo qualitative software, which is social support. This study made recommendations including, strengthening existing policies and creating new ones to increase participation in treatment, by implication addressing the problems of women with obstetric fistula, enlightening family and friends of the victims to do more to assist the victims, provision of the needed obstetrics healthcare services to women, stimulating social and gender equality to empower women and promoting girl-child education.
Keywords: Lived experience, obstetric fistula, social support, participation, therapy.
Title: Lived Experiences of Women with Obstetric Fistula in Sokoto and Zamfara, Northern Nigeria
Author: Muhammad Anka Nasiru, Faruk U. Abubakar
International Journal of Healthcare Sciences
ISSN 2348-5728 (Online)
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