Client Education Tools

 Global Materials

• Informed Consent in Fistula Care Informed consent is a critical component of quality fistula care services. This booklet for service administrators, staff and supervisors provides guidance on counseling patients before fistula surgery. Clients may find the provided information helpful in making an informed decision on care. (English, PDF, 635 KB; French, PDF, 624 KB).
• Family Planning for Women and Couples Following Fistula Care is a booklet for clients which provides information about family planning methods for couples following a woman's fistula repair (English, PDF, 949 KB; French: PDF, 1MB).
• Client-Centered Reproductive Health Counseling Following Fistula Repair is a poster which provides service providers with basic guidance on couseling women and couples following fistula surgery (English, PDF, 164 KB; French, PDF, 169 KB).
• Quick Reference Chart for Contraceptive Methods is a poster which lists basic information about family planning methods for service provider's reference (English, PDF, 162 KB; French, PDF, 167 KB).  

Materials from Bangladesh

• Enabling to Ensure Women's Rights: Help an Obstetric Fistula Patient brochure (English, PDF, 3.93MB)
• Obstetric Fistula: A Tragic Experience (Bengali/English, PDF, 39.4MB)
• Obstetric Fistula Brief (Bengali, PDF, 2.28MB)
• Obstetric Fistula Case Identification Checklist (Bengali, PDF, 1.80MB)

Materials from Guinea

• The causes of obstetric fistula (see more posters) (French, JPEG, 102KB)
• Obstetric fistula is treatable (French, JPEG 97.8KB) (see more posters) (French, JPEG ,70.4KB)

Materials from Ethiopia

• Fistula Diagnosis Job Aid (English, PDF, 214KB)
  
• Fistula Diagnosis Poster (English, PDF, 767KB)
  

Social Mobilization Materials from Niger

• Manuel de formation des relais communautaires en santé maternelle et néonatale et en techniques de communication (Training Manual for Community Liaisons) (Francais, PDF, 213KB) mars-avril 2008
• Manuel de formation des membres des comités de gestion des centres de santé integrés (Training Manuel for Health Center Management)
  (Francais, PDF, 122KB) mars-avril 2008
• Formation des relais communautaires en sante maternelle et neonatale et en techniques de communication : cahier du participant
  (Participant Handbook for Community Liaisons) (Francais, PDF, 129KB) mars-avril 2008

Materials from Sierra Leone

• Aberdeen Women's Centre brochure front (English, PNG image, 4.08MB)
• Aberdeen Women's Centre brochure back (English, PNG image, 3.83MB)

Materials from Uganda

• Community Prevention Poster (English, PDF, 2.24MB)
• Prevention Poster for Providers (English, PDF, 737KB)
• Learn From My Story: Women Confront Fistula in Rural Uganda is a series of testimonials from women who have experienced obstetric fistula and wanted to share their stories in their own words, using their own photographs and drawings Eleven "digital stories" recount hardships and celebrate achievements related to the women's daily struggles with pregnancy, loss, and relationships, as well as their search for safety, acceptance, and dignity.
• Straight Talk Posters on Fistula
• Straight Talk Radio Program on Rape