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Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of respondents before and after surgical repair in Jimma medical center, 2020

From: Quality of life of obstetrics fistula patients before and after surgical repair in the Jimma University Medical Center, Southwest Ethiopia

Characteristics

Frequency

Percentage

Age in years

15–19

4

5.1

20–24

39

50.0

25–29

15

19.2

30–34

2

2.6

Greater than 35

18

23.1

Marital status

Married

13

16.7

Divorced

35

44.9

Widowed

11

14.1

Separated

19

24.4

Religion

Orthodox

21

26.9

Muslim

52

66.7

Protestant

5

6.4

Ethnicity

Oromo

44

56.4

Amhara

3

3.8

Kafficho

22

28.2

Benchimaji

9

11.5

Occupation

Housewife

61

78.2

Farmer

5

6.4

Day laborer

2

2.6

other

10

12.8

Educational status

Unable to read and write

53

67.9

Read and write

11

14.1

Primary (1–8)

12

15.4

secondary and above

2

2.6

Age at first marriage

15–19

55

70.5

20–24

16

20.5

25–29

7

9.0

Age at first pregnancy

15–19

54

69.2

20–24

18

23.1

25–29

6

6.6

Place of current delivery

Health facility

54

69.2

Home

24

30.8

Previous stillbirth

No

15

19.2

Once

47

60.3

> 2 Times

16

20.5

Having their income

Yes

10

12.8

No

68

87.2

History of PNC follow-up

Yes

20

25.6

No

58

74.4

Mode of delivery

SVD

42

53.8

C/S

11

14.1

Instrumental delivery

25

32.1