Table 1 Participants' Demographic and Obstetric characteristics
Characteristic | Categories | Frequency (N = 77) | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|
Age Categories (years) | 17 and less | 2 | 2.6 |
| Â | 18 to 34 | 50 | 64.9 |
| Â | 35 above | 25 | 32.5 |
Education level | No formal education | 30 | 39 |
| Â | Lower primary (P1-P4) | 38 | 49.3 |
| Â | Upper primary (P5-P7) | 9 | 11.7 |
Marital status | Single | 1 | 1.3 |
| Â | Married | 35 | 45.5 |
| Â | Divorced/separated | 36 | 46.8 |
| Â | Widowed | 5 | 6.5 |
Parity at fistula development | Primepara | 43 | 55.8 |
| Â | Multipara | 18 | 23.4 |
| Â | Grand multipara | 16 | 20.8 |
Mode of delivery | Spontaneous vaginal delivery | 23 | 29.9 |
| Â | Caesarean section | 46 | 59.7 |
| Â | Instrumental delivery | 8 | 10.4 |
Any antenatal care attendance in the causative pregnancy | 54 | 70 | |
Delivery from a health unit | 59 | 76.6 | |
Perinatal mortality | 70 | 90 | |