Abstract:
I wish to extend my sincere heartfelt thanks to all the people who by
one way or another means have enabled this work to be a success. Special
thanks should go to the members of the academic staff of the Department of
Obstetrics and Gynaecology for their tireless constructive criticism, helpful
comments and advice.
Prof. M. Kaisi and Dr. N. Ndossi deserve a special note of thanks as
my supervisor and adviser respectively, however the author is responsible for
the contents of the work. Prof. E. Urassa and Dr. E. Ngwalle deserve thanks
for providing and guiding me with surgical skills. Additional thanks should go
to Candida and Dr. G. Lwihula for their statistical and analytical work, and
Mrs H. Matimbwa for the secretarial work.
