Table 1 Participant’s baseline characteristics at the University of Gondar Hospital, (N = 215)
From: Pelvic organ prolapse surgery and health-related quality of life: a follow-up study
Characteristic | N (%)a |
|---|---|
Age (years), mean (SD) | 49.3 (9.4) |
Pregnancy, mean (SD) | 6.5 ± 2.5 |
Parity, mean (SD) | 5.9 (2.6) |
Marital status | |
 Married/cohabiting | 188 (87.4) |
 Not marriedb | 27 (12.6) |
Educational status | |
 Illiterate | 204 (94.9) |
 Literate | 11 (5.1) |
Occupational status | |
 Farmer | 94 (43.7) |
 Housewife | 84 (39.1) |
 Otherc | 37 (17.2) |
Child < 5 years | |
 Yes | 47 (21.9) |
 No | 168 (78.1) |
Duration of POP | |
 ≤ 1 year | 59 (27.4) |
 ≥ 2 year | 156 (72.6) |
Prefer uterine preservation if, | |
 Preservation > hysterectomy | 82 (38.1) |
 Hysterectomy > preservation | 116 (54.0) |
 Hysterectomy = preservation | 85 (39.5) |
Category of POP stage III and higherd | |
 Cystocele (anterior compartment) | 148 (68.8) |
 Apical prolapse (middle compartment) | 134 (62.3) |
 Rectocele (posterior compartment) | 72 (33.5) |
Surgical procedures | |
 Vaginal hysterectomy | 119 (55.3) |
 Sacrospinous fixation | 46 (21.4) |
 Anterior colporrhaphy | 154 (71.6) |
 Posterior colporrhaphy | 87 (40.5) |