Table 2 Multiple covariate analysis of time to recovery from obstetric fistula patients at Gondar university teaching and referral hospital (January 2010–March, 2017)

 Dependent

1

1

 Independent

1.92

1.62 2.29

1.05

0. 80 1.39

 Still-born

1

1

 Alive

1.35

1.13 1.60

1.16

0.89 1.52

 Normal weight

1

1

 Under weight

0.39

0.30 0.50

0.45

0.30 0.68

 Over weight

0.61

0.50 0.74

0.56

0.41 0.76

 Obesity

0.25

0.16 0.38

0.41

0.21 0.80

 Primiparous

1

1

 Multiparous

1.31

1.11 1.56

1.51

1.17 1.96

 Home

1

1

 Health service

1.48

1.25 1.75

0.95

0.73 1.25

Duration of labor

0.88

0.84 0.92

0.98

0.91 1.06

 Didn’t use

1

1

 Use

2.46

2.05 2.96

1.49

1.11 2.01

 Urban

1

1

 Rural

0.56

0.45 0.69

0.72

0.52 1.01

 Don’t use

1

1

 Used

3.35

2.80 4.01

1.95

1.39 2.73

 No

1

1

 Yes

1.87

1.57 2.23

1.23

0.93 1.63

Duration of bladder catheterization

0.92

0.91 0.93

0.93

0.90 0.95

 Small (< 2)

1

1

 Medium (2–3.9)

0.61

0.48 0.78

0.71

0.50 1.02

 Large (4–5.9)

0.39

0.31 0.48

0.62

0.43 0.91

 Extensive (>/=6)

0.23

0.16 0.322

0.42

0.23 0.78

 Small (< 2)

1

1

 Medium (2–3.9)

0.40

0.32 0.50

0.40

0.28 0.58

 Large (4–5.9)

0.31

0.24 0.39

0.50

0.33 0.75

 Extensive (>/=6)

0.22

0.15 0.33

0.55

0.28 1.08

 Illiterate

1

1

 Literate

3.97

3.26 4.84

2.23

1.62 3.06

Constant

0.01

0.005 0.021