INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVE: Little is known about the extent to which @entity1 in low- and middle-income countries suffer with urological and urogynaecological complications of childbirth. This study measured the prevalence of obstetric @entity292 and symptomatic @entity3577 ( @entity3577 ) in east and north Ethiopia. METHODS: We randomly selected 23,023 @entity1 of reproductive age (15-49  years) from 113 villages in East Harraghe, South Gondar and West Gojjam, Ethiopia. Trained local health workers administered a validated face-to-face survey and a team of researchers verified data by readministering a random selection (5  %) of the survey. All suspected fistulae were followed up to confirm a clinical diagnosis. RESULTS: Mean age was 29.5  [standard deviation (SD) 8.05] years. Only 22  % of @entity1 were knowledgeable about the symptoms of @entity292 . The prevalence of all obstetric fistulae was 6:10,000 reproductive-aged @entity1 [95  % confidence interval (CI) 3-8], of untreated @entity292 2:10,000 (95  % CI 0-4) and of symptomatic @entity3577 100:10,000 (95  % CI 86-114). CONCLUSION: The prevalence of obstetric @entity292 in these rural zones of Ethiopia is relatively low and reflects a substantial reduction from previous reports. Significant numbers of @entity1 suffer with symptomatic @entity3577 , for which surgical and nonsurgical treatments would be beneficial. @entity292 in north and east Ethiopia is relatively low; however, the many @entity1 with symptomatic @entity3577 could benefit from treatment.

Prevalence of obstetric @entity292 and symptomatic XXXX in rural Ethiopia.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['women'] @entity292 :: ('MESH:D005402', 'Disease') :: ['fistula', 'Obstetric fistula'] @entity3577 :: ('MESH:D056887', 'Disease') :: ['pelvic organ prolapse', 'POP']
@entity3577 :: (MESH:D056887,Disease) :: ['pelvic organ prolapse']
