Table 2

Logistic regression of remaining married with fistula

OR95% CI
Age at fistula development
11–19(Ref)(Ref)
20–241.301.12 to 1.51
25–291.321.07 to 1.62
30–341.431.09 to 1.87
35+1.060.79 to 1.43
Parity
1(Ref)(Ref)
21.451.21 to 1.74
3–52.181.80 to 2.65
6+4.363.28 to 5.79
Mode of delivery
Vaginal(Ref)(Ref)
Caesarean1.040.93 to 1.18
Fetal outcome at delivery leading to fistula
 Stillbirth(Ref)(Ref)
 Alive1.411.20 to 1.65
Duration of incontinence
0–3 months(Ref)(Ref)
4–6 months0.630.49 to 0.81
7–12 months0.390.30 to 0.50
1–2 years0.290.22 to 0.37
3–5 years0.250.19 to 0.32
6–10 years0.250.19 to 0.33
>10 years0.230.17 to 0.32
Fistula repair attempts prior to presentation
0(Ref)(Ref)
10.690.60 to 0.81
20.620.48 to 0.81
3+0.480.34 to 0.67
Incontinence
Urine(Ref)(Ref)
Faeces1.900.87 to 4.15
Urine and faeces0.680.55 to 0.84
Education
None(Ref)(Ref)
Any school attendance1.070.95 to 1.21
Country
Tanzania2.611.77 to 3.85
Uganda2.151.45 to 3.19
Kenya2.891.95 to 4.29
Malawi4.082.56 to 6.51
Zambia5.202.96 to 9.15
Rwanda2.951.83 to 4.75
Ethiopia3.662.01 to 6.66
Somalia2.491.57 to 3.96
South Sudan3.512.15 to 5.73
Date of fistula development
1975–1989(Ref)(Ref)
1990–19941.030.76 to 1.39
1995–19990.980.73 to 1.32
2000–20040.810.59 to 1.10
2005–20090.640.46 to 0.89
2010–20140.600.41 to 0.86
2015–20170.570.34 to 0.97
  • Observations used in regression=5803.