Relying on Visiting Foreign Doctors for Fistula Repair: The Profile of Women Attending Fistula Repair Surgery in Somalia.

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Published in Obstet Gynecol Int on July 06, 2017

Authors

Abdi A Gele1,2,3, Abdulwahab M Salad2, Liban H Jimale3, Prabhjot Kour4, Berit Austveg4, Bernadette Kumar4

Author Affiliations

1: Institute of Nursing and Health Promotion, Oslo and Akershus University College of Applied Science, Oslo, Norway.
2: Somali National University, Mogadishu, Somalia.
3: Daynile Hospital, Mogadishu, Somalia.
4: Norwegian Center for Minority Health Research, Oslo, Norway.

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