Life after pelvic organ prolapse surgery: a qualitative study in Amhara region, Ethiopia

BMC Women's Health

Table 1 Study participants according to recruitment place

Hospital	Number	Community	Number
Women admitted for surgical treatment of prolapse ^a	8	Follow-up of women having undergone surgical treatment at hospital	8
Health care providers	2	Women who had undergone surgical treatment at the same facility and time period	4
Representative from organization affiliated with the hospital	1	Health extension workers working at community level	4
		Health care providers working at health centre level	2
		Representatives from international NGO	2
		Representatives from the health authorities at district level	2
Total interviews	11		22

^aThese women were primarily taking part in a sub-study that focused on the experience of living with prolapse [16], and were recruited for a follow-up visit in their homes

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