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Table 1 The socio-demographic and life style characteristics of the study participants stratified by POP and Fistula case at the Hospital of Gondar University

From: Reasons for delay in decision making and reaching health facility among obstetric fistula and pelvic organ prolapse patients in Gondar University hospital, Northwest Ethiopia

Variable

Total n(%)

POP n(%)

Fistula n(%)

Age in Years

 12–24

28 (7.3)

9 (2.9)

19 (26)

 25–34

65 (16.9)

35 (11.3)

30 (41.1)

 35–44

126 (32.8)

113 (36.3)

13 (17.8)

 45 and above

165 (42.9)

154 (49.5)

11 (15.1)

Resident

 Urban

63 (16.5)

45 (14.5)

19 (26.1)

 Rural

320 (83.5

266 (85.5)

54 73.9)

Age at 1st Delivery

 Less than 18 years old

238 (61.9)

204 (65.6)

34 (46.6)

 18 years and older

146 (38.02)

107 (34.4)

39 (53.4)

Marital Status

 Single

40 (10.4)

29 (9.32)

11 (15.1)

 Married

200 (52.1)

165 (53.1)

35 (47.9)

 Divorced

86 (22.4)

63 (20.3)

23 (31.5)

 Widowed

53 (13.8)

51 (16.4)

2 (2.74)

 Separated

5 (1.30)

3 (0.96)

2 (2.74)

Education Status

 Unable to read and write

333 (86.7)

283 (91)

50 (68.5)

 Grade 1 to 7

37 (9.6)

23 (7.4)

14 (19.2)

 Grade 8 to 12

12 (3.13)

5 (1.61)

7 (9.59

 Deploma and above

2 (0.52)

0 (0.00)

2 (2.74)

Parity

 No child

7 (1.8)

4 (1.3)

3 (4.1)

 1 to 2

71 (18.5)

35 (11.2)

36 (49.3)

 3 to 6

163 (42.4)

137 (44.1)

26 (35.6)

 7 to 10

128 (33.3)

121 (38 9)

7 (9.6)

 11 to 15

15 (3.9)

14 (4.5)

1 (1.4)

Still birth

 Yes

116 (30.2)

62 (19.9)

54 (73.9)

 No

268 (69.8)

249 (80.1)

19 (26.1)