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Assessing Prevalence, Complications, and Risk Factors of Uterine Fibroids and Perceived Impact on Women’s Lives in Rural Haiti: Cases from the Out-Patient Department (OPD) of Mirebalais University Hospital (MUH)

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2020-09-15

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Millien, Christophe. 2020. Assessing Prevalence, Complications, and Risk Factors of Uterine Fibroids and Perceived Impact on Women’s Lives in Rural Haiti: Cases from the Out-Patient Department (OPD) of Mirebalais University Hospital (MUH). Master's thesis, Harvard Medical School.

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As a benign tumor of the uterus, uterine fibroid profoundly affects the quality of life of women and their families.1 The cumulative incidence higher among the black population is 59% based on ultrasound screening.2 Haiti has significant biosocial factors that can impact care for uterine fibroids and struggled the women’s daily lives. However, little is known about uterine fibroids in Haiti. Therefore, we conducted a convergent mixed method study3 to evaluate the prevalence, complications, risk factors, and the impact of uterine fibroids on the quality of women’s lives at Mirebalais University Hospital(MUH) at the Out-Patient Department (OPD).

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Uterine fibroids, prevalence, poverty, social exclusion

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