Determining the Psychiatric Morbidity among Subjects with Vesicovaginal Fistula in Abakaliki, South East Nigeria | Chapter 16 | Highlights on Medicine and Medical Science Vol. 18
Background: Those who are affected by vesicovaginal fistula (VVF) face great obstacles. VVF has a negative impact on a woman's personal hygiene, self-esteem, interpersonal interactions, and environment, causing her health to suffer. Subjects may struggle to cope and, as a result, develop certain mental diseases. The goal of this study was to assess the psychological morbidity and sociodemographic correlations in VVF patients. Materials and Methods: A total of 100 VVF patients were gathered from the National Obstetric Fistula Centre in Abakaliki, Nigeria. The socio-demographic features of the participants were assessed using a socio–demographic and clinical history questionnaire. The GHQ–28 version of the General Health Questionnaire was used to screen for psychiatric morbidity, with a cut-off point of 5 indicating psychiatric caseness. The Present State Examination (PSE) component of the Schedule for Clinical Assessment in Neuropsychiatry was used to interview all subjects who ...