Table 2 Surgical Management of Apical vaginal wall prolapse among Ethiopian gynecologists

Surgical management option performed by ObGyn for Apical prolapse(central defect) (multiple responses)

Vaginal hysterectomy + McCall Culdoplasty

145

51.8

Vaginal hysterectomy with Uterosacral ligament suspension

139

49.6

Iliococcygeus suspension

3

1.1

Sacrospinous ligament fixation(SSLF)

92

32.9

Sacral colpopexy

26

9.3

Other(Colpocliesis)

25

8.9

Reason for not performing McCall Culdoplasty (n = 135)

I didn’t know how to do it

71

52.6

Lack of the appropriate material

15

11.11

I feel complication rate is high

2

1.48

I feel it is le effective than other alternatives

22

16.3

Reason for not performing Sacrospinous ligament fixation (n = 188)

I didn’t know how to do it

100

53.2

Lack of the appropriate material

69

36.7

I feel complication rate is high

14

7.4

I feel it is le effective than other alternatives

4

2.13

Other –limited cases

1

0.53

Reason for not performing Sacral colpopexy (n = 254)

I didn’t know how to do it

169

66.5

Lack of the appropriate material

73

28.7

I feel complication rate is high

35

13.78

I feel it is le effective than other alternatives

9

3.54

Other – high complication

4

1.57