Safia, The Consequences of Early Pregnancy - Comic Book

United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) Côte d'Ivoire have produced this comic strip that tells the story of Safia, who married at the age of 16 and whose childbirth-related complications resulted in a fistula. The story follows her as she is rejected by her husband and the people in her village, until they are made aware of the cause of the problem and she gets assistance to correct the fistula. Using images and simple text, the comic is designed to raise awareness about fistula and the help that is available, as well as dispel myths about what it is. According to UNFPA, the  early marriage among girls is almost always synonymous with pregnancy, which is the cause of "high levels of maternal mortality and premature deliveries, as well as a life of domestic and sexual enslavement in which they have no power."