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Table 4 Multivariable logistic regression analysis of factors associated with POP among ever-married women attended healthcare services in public hospitals of Harari Regional State, Eastern Ethiopia, 2020

From: One in ten ever-married women who visited health facilities for various reasons have pelvic organ prolapse in Harari regional state, Eastern Ethiopia

Characteristics

Categories

POP

COR (95% CI)

AOR (95% CI)

Yes (%)

No (%)

Age (years)

15-24

8 (8.5)

86 (91.5)

1.64 (0.57, 4.68)

1.41 (0.43, 4.61)

 

25-34

7 (5.4))

123 (94.6)

1

1

 

35-44

12 (13.8)

75 (86.2)

2.81 (1.06, 7.46)

3.16 (0.94, 10.69)

 

45-54

7 (13.7)

44 (86.3)

2.80 (0.93, 8.42)

2.91 (1.05, 8.23)*

 

>= 55

14 (14.6)

82 (85.4)

3.01 (1.16, 7.75)

3.51 (1.04. 11.76)*

Residence

Urban

24 (8.0)

277 (92.0)

1

1

 

Rural

24 (15.3)

133 (84.7)

2.08 (1.14, 3.80)

1.91 (0.97, 3.74)

History of lifting heavy objects

Yes

18 (24.3)

56 (75.7)

3.81 (1.98, 7.26)

3.22 (1.56, 6.67)***

 

No

30 (7.8)

354 (92.2)

1

1

Family history of Pelvic Organ Prolapse

Yes

8 (20.0)

32 (80.0)

2.36 (1.02, 5.48)

2.14 (0.85, 5.40)

 

No

40 (9.6)

378 (90.4)

1

1

History of contraceptive utilization

Yes

29 (8.6)

307 (91.4)

1

1

 

No

19 (15.6)

103 (84.4)

1.95 (1.05, 3.63)

2.40 (1.13, 5.05)***

History of chronic cough

Yes

15 (20.8)

57 (77.2)

2.82 (1.44, 5.51)

2.51 (1.18, 5.31)***

 

No

33 (8.5)

353 (91.5)

1

1

History of chronic constipation

Yes

10 (25.0)

30 (75)

3.33 (1.51, 7.34)

3.77 (1.54, 9.22)**

 

No

38 (9.1)

380 (90.9)

1

1

Menopausal age

Yes

14 (12.5)

98 (87.5)

1.31 (0.68, 2.54)

0.60 (0.23, 1.58)

 

No

34 (9.8)

312 (90.2)

1

1

  1. Key: 1= Reference category *= p-value < 0.05, **= p-value < 0.001, ***= p-value < 0.001, COR = crude odds ratio, 495 AOR = adjusted odds ratio