Table 1 Background characteristics and reproductive history of participants, Hamlin Fistula Centre Bahir Dar, Ethiopia, December 2016
Characteristic | Value | |
|---|---|---|
Mean age | 33.8 years | |
Mean age of first intercourse | 14.3 years | |
Mean age of first pregnancy | 17.2 years | |
Education | No education | 6 participants |
Can read and write | 4 participants | |
Occupation | All were farmers | |
Marital status | Married | 5 participants |
Divorced | 5 participants | |
Pregnancy outcome during onset of obstetric fistula | Live birth | 2 participants |
Still birth | 8 participants | |
Mean parity | 2.6 children | |
Mean delay for surgery | 12.6 years | |
Number of previous operations | None | 3 participants |
One | 7 participants | |
More than one | 0 participants | |