Urinary incontinence following successful closure of obstetric vesicovaginal fistula repair in Southern Ethiopia.

"Declarations Ethics approval and consent to participateEthical clearance was obtained from the Institutional Review Board of Hawassa University (IRB/266/13). Supporting letter was also obtained from Hawassa University, College of Medicine and Health Science, Department of Midwifery to communicate with the responsible bodies at the study setting. Then, permission was sought from the responsible/managerial bodies of the Yirgalem Hamlin Fistula Center. Due to the retrospective character of the study, informed consent was not required. However, verbal permission was taken from the responsible bodies to conduct this study. To protect confidentiality, a unique identifier was assigned for each study subject instead of using names and medical registration numbers. All the methods were performed in accordance with the relevant guidelines and regulations. Consent for publicationNot applicable. Competing interestsThe author declares that there are no competing interests. Competing interests The author declares that there are no competing interests."

"Funding No special funding was found for this study."