Research Article
Quality of Life among Obstetric Fistula Patients at Kitovu Mission Hospital: A Health Facility-Based Cross-Sectional Study in Masaka District, Uganda
Table 1
Sociodemographic factors of women with obstetric fistula.
| Background characteristics | Frequency (n = 63) | Percentage (%) |
| Age | | | Below 20 | 9 | 14 | 20–29 | 34 | 54 | Above 29 | 20 | 32 |
| Education level | | | None | 20 | 32 | Primary | 34 | 54 | Secondary | 9 | 14 |
| Employment status | | | No | 44 | 70 | Yes | 19 | 30 |
| Marital status before fistula | | | Married but not living with partner | 10 | 16 | Married living with partner | 41 | 65 | Separated | 3 | 5 | Single (never married) | 8 | 13 | Widowed | 1 | 2 |
| Marital status after fistula | | | Married but not living with partner | 9 | 14 | Married living with partner | 8 | 13 | Separated | 35 | 56 | Single (never married) | 8 | 13 | Widowed | 3 | 5 |
| Age at first pregnancy | | | Below 20 | 45 | 71 | 20–29 | 13 | 21 | Above 29 | 5 | 8 |
| Incontinent | | | RVF | 8 | 13 | VVF | 51 | 81 | VVF + RVF | 4 | 6 |
| Duration with fistula | | | 1_12 months | 29 | 46 | 1_2 years | 20 | 32 | 2_5 years | 14 | 22 |
| Outcome of delivery preceding fistula | | | Early neonatal death | 10 | 16 | Live birth | 9 | 14 | Still birth | 44 | 70 |
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Source: primary data from women.
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