Women’s experiences of rectovaginal fistula: an ethno- religious experience

BMC Women's Health

Table 1 demographic characteristic of participants

Participant no	Marriage	Job	Education level	Cause of fistula	Number of children
1	Married	Housewife	Secondary	First sexual intercourse	0
2	Married	Housewife	Primary	prolonged labor	3
3	Married	Housewife	Primary	prolonged labor	2
4	Married	Housewife	Illiterate	History of colon surgery	9
5	Married	Housewife	Illiterate	History of hysterectomy	4
6	Married	Housewife	Primary	First sexual intercourse	2
7	Married	Housewife	Secondary	History of colon surgery	3
8	Married	Housewife	Secondary	First sexual intercourse	1
9	Married	Housewife	Secondary	prolonged labor	2
10	Married	Housewife	Primary	prolonged labor	1
11	Married	Housewife	Secondary	prolonged labor	2
12	Married	Housewife	Secondary	First sexual intercourse	3
13	Married	Housewife	Primary	prolonged labor	1
14	Separated	Housewife	Secondary	First sexual intercourse	2

ISSN: 1472-6874