Table 1 Participant characteristics
Variable | Frequency (n) | Percent (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
Hospital Treated (N = 121) | Gynocare | 35 | 29.4 |
Kenyatta National Hospital | 56 | 45.4 | |
Kisii Level 5 Hospital | 30 | 25.2 | |
Age in Years at time of study (N = 121) Mean 33.2 years Median 31.0 Mode 28 Range 40 (17–67) | 15–19 | 9 | 7.6 |
20–24 | 15 | 12.6 | |
25–29 | 27 | 22.7 | |
30–34 | 20 | 16.8 | |
35–39 | 13 | 10.9 | |
40–44 | 9 | 7.6 | |
45–49 | 7 | 5.9 | |
50–54 | 8 | 6.7 | |
55–59 | 3 | 2.5 | |
60–64 | 4 | 3.4 | |
65–69 | 1 | 0.8 | |
Don’t know | 3 | – | |
Not determined | 2 | – | |
Age in years at onset of fistula (N = 118) Mean 23.2 Median 22 Mode 18 Range 44 | 10–14 | 10 | 8.4 |
15–19 | 30 | 25.2 | |
20–24 | 31 | 26.1 | |
25–29 | 26 | 21.8 | |
30–34 | 5 | 4.2 | |
35–39 | 10 | 8.4 | |
40–44 | 2 | 1.7 | |
45–49 | 1 | .8 | |
55–59 | 1 | .8 | |
Don’t know | 1 | 2.5 | |
Not determined | 2 | ||
Level of Education (N = 119) | None | 15 | 12.6 |
Primary 1–4 | 9 | 7.6 | |
Primary 5–8 | 56 | 47.1 | |
Secondary | 33 | 27.7 | |
College | 6 | 5.0 | |
Total | 119 | 100.0 | |
No. of Surviving children (N = 118) Mean 2.0 Median 1.49 Mode 0 Range 9 | 0 | 35 | 29.7 |
1 | 26 | 22.0 | |
2 | 19 | 16.1 | |
3 | 11 | 9.3 | |
4 | 13 | 11.0 | |
5 | 5 | 4.2 | |
6 | 4 | 3.4 | |
7 | 3 | 2.5 | |
8 | 1 | 0.8 | |
9 | 1 | 0.8 | |
Total | 119 | 100 | |
Order of pregnancy when fistula occurred (N = 118) | 1st | 61 | 51.7 |
2nd | 24 | 20.3 | |
3rd | 9 | 7.6 | |
4th | 11 | 9.3 | |
5th | 5 | 4.2 | |
6th | 2 | 1.7 | |
7th | 3 | 2.5 | |
8th | 1 | 0.8 | |
9th | 1 | 0.8 | |
10th | 1 | 0.8 | |
Total | 118 | 100 | |
Total Hospital Visits before surgery (N = 119) Mean 4.13 Median 4 Mode 4 Range 9 | 1 | 3 | 2.5 |
2 | 20 | 16.8 | |
3 | 23 | 20.2 | |
4 | 29 | 24.4 | |
5 | 21 | 18.5 | |
6 | 6 | 5.0 | |
7 | 8 | 6.7 | |
8 | 4 | 3.4 | |
9 | 3 | 2.5 | |
Total | 119 | 100.0 | |
Total No. of Surgeries (N = 117) Mean 1.71 Median 1 Mode 1 Range 5 | 1 | 78 | 66.7 |
2 | 15 | 12.8 | |
3 | 12 | 10.3 | |
4 | 6 | 5.1 | |
5 | 4 | 3.4 | |
6 | 2 | 1.7 | |
Total | 117 | 100 | |
Ever had fistula surgery prior to this one? (N = 117) | Yes | 41 | 35.0 |
No | 76 | 65.0 | |
Total | 117 | 100.0 | |
Where did you deliver the baby? (N = 119) | Home | 23 | 19.3 |
TBA (Traditional Birth attendant) | 4 | 3.4 | |
Hospital | 92 | 77.3 | |
Time in years lived with fistula Mean 8.9 Median 6.0 Mode 7.0 Range 39.0 (0.8–39.08) | |||