User:Researchgirl2021/Addis Ababa Fistula Hospital/Bibliography

Source one:

Guardian News and Media. (2014, May 23). 50 years in the fight to end fistula in Ethiopia. The Guardian. Retrieved November 5, 2021, from https://www.theguardian.com/global-development-professionals-network/2014/may/23/fistula-women-ethiopia.

Guardian news discusses the work of Dr. Catherine Hamlin who created a Fistula hospital in Ethiopia. The article illustrates the gravity of this issue as fistula's are very common amongst women, especially young women who endure obstructed labors. The article touches on Ethiopia having one of the highest maternal death rates in Africa, as well as the shame and ostracization that comes with this common ailment.

The article titled 50 years in the fight to end fistula in Ethiopia is authoritative in the context of the Addis Ababa Fistula Hospital article as it is a news source credited by the United Nations and has been in service since the 1950's.

I used this source to illustrate the longstanding work that has gone into the very work of the hospital as well as giving additional context as to the communities attitude towards the issue.

Source two:

Berhe A, Alamer A, Negash K, Assefa B. Urinary incontinence and associated factors among pregnant women attending antenatal care in public health facilities of Mekelle city, Tigray, Ethiopia. Women's Health (Lond). 2020 Jan-Dec;16:1745506520952009. doi: 10.1177/1745506520952009. PMID: 33028167; PMCID: PMC7707857.

The article written by Alamer et all in 2020 brings focus to the specific medical concerns of fistulas, and attempts to bring awareness to the lack of public knowledge on the issue, especially amongst many health care professionals.

This article is authoritative because it utilized notarized research methods to obtain its information and is a published journal.

I used this source as it adds an important narrative, that being the backgrounds of women who experience fistulas and the risk factors that often go ignored.

Source three:

Wondie, Yemataw, et al. “Early Marriage, Rape, Child Prostitution, and Related Factors Determining the Psychosocial Effects Severity of Child Sexual Abuse in Ethiopia.” Journal of Child Sexual Abuse, vol. 20, no. 3, May 2011, pp. 305–321. EBSCOhost, doi:10.1080/10538712.2011.573458.

The article titled Early Marriage, Rape, Child Prostitution, and Related Factors Determining the Psychosocial Effects Severity of Child Sexual Abuse in Ethiopia highlights a prevalent issue amongst Ethiopia, that being child marriage and the sexual abuse of young women. The article gives emphasis to the first hand experiences of these women from various backgrounds and point of views, and provides insight beyond the physical ramifications of sexual abuse and fistulas, but also the psychological ramifications.

This is authoritative in the context of the Addis Ababa Fistula Hospital article as it an academic source.

I used this source to give relevant information, as the age and risk factors of birthing children at a young age is a major factor in the prevalence of fistulas. This article also gives insight as the the cultural relevance of the issue as well as brings awareness to other issues concerning women and sexual abuse

Source four:

Rundasa, Dessalegn Nigatu, et al. “Awareness of Obstetric Fistula and Associated Factors among Women in Reproductive Age Group Attending Public Hospitals in Southwest Ethiopia, 2021.” Reproductive Health, vol. 18, no. 1, Sept. 2021, pp. 1–7. EBSCOhost, doi:10.1186/s12978-021-01228-2.

In this article Rundasa discusses the key factors in the women's ability to have access to fistula hospitals such as level of education, proximity to the hospital, etc. These risk factors are examined and bring awareness to the various barriers that expedite the prevalence of fistulas.

This article is authoritative in the context of the Addis Ababa Fistula Hospital article as it is a peer reviewed research journal.

I used this source to add context as to the social factors amongst Ethiopia that makes fistulas an important topic, as well as adds insight to additional concerns that these women face inside and outside of the fistulas hospital