Long-Term Effects of Obstetric Fistula on the Overall Quality of Life among Survivors Who Had Undergone Obstetric Fistula Repair, Central Gondar Zone, Northwest Ethiopia, 2020: A Community-Based Study

Table 3

Overall and interpersonal quality of life among fistula survivors (), central Gondar districts, Northwest Ethiopia, June 2020.

Variable	Number ()	Percentage
Overall quality of life
Poor	153	84.1
Good	29	15.9
Still urinary incontinence
No	94	51.6
Yes (with cough/strain)	35	19.2
Yes (while walking)	14	7.7
Yes (while walking, sitting, and lying)	39	21.4
Stigmatization
Yes	150	82.4
No	32	17.6
Stigmatization ()
From family	3	2
From community	8	5.3
From peers	23	15.4
From all above	116	77.3
Future pregnancy desire
No desire	96	52.8
In confusion	25	13.7
Had desire	61	33.5
Advocacy to others
Advised to get treatment	91	50
Advised to prevent fistula	83	45.6
No advocacy	8	4.4
Divorce reasons ()
Fistula itself	120	96
Out of the fistula	5	4