Table 1 Characteristics of study Participants
From: A grounded theory of regaining normalcy and reintegration of women with obstetric fistula in Kenya
Variable | Frequency (n) | Percent (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
Hospital Treated (N = 60) | Gynocare | 19 | 31.7 |
Kenyatta National Hospital | 18 | 30.0 | |
Kisii Level 5 Hospital | 23 | 38.3 | |
Age in Years at time of study (N = 60) Mean 33.24 Median 30.0 Mode 28 Range 45 (17–62) | 15–19 | 7 | 11.9 |
20–24 | 6 | 10.2 | |
25–29 | 15 | 25.4 | |
30–34 | 10 | 16.9 | |
35–39 | 5 | 8.5 | |
40–44 | 5 | 8.5 | |
45–49 | 2 | 3.4 | |
50–54 | 6 | 10.2 | |
55–59 | 2 | 3.4 | |
60–64 | 1 | 1.7 | |
Not determined | 1 | – | |
Age in years at onset of fistula (N = 60) Mean 21.9 Median 22 Mode 19 Range 25 (11–36) | 10–14 | 8 | 13.6 |
15–19 | 18 | 30.5 | |
20–24 | 13 | 22.0 | |
25–29 | 14 | 23.7 | |
30–34 | 3 | 5.1 | |
35–39 | 3 | 5.1 | |
Not determined | 1 | ||
Level of Education (N = 60) | None | 8 | 13.3 |
Primary 1–4 | 4 | 6.7 | |
Primary 5–8 | 31 | 51.7 | |
Secondary | 13 | 21.7 | |
College | 4 | 6.7 | |
No. of Surviving children (N = 60) | 0 | 19 | 31.7 |
Mean 1.95 Median 1.00 Mode 0 Range 7 | 1 | 14 | 23.3 |
2 | 9 | 15.0 | |
3 | 5 | 8.3 | |
4 | 5 | 8.3 | |
5 | 2 | 3.3 | |
6 | 2 | 3.3 | |
7 | 4 | 6.7 | |
Order of pregnancy when fistula occurred (N = 60) | 1st | 26 | 44.1 |
2nd | 16 | 27.1 | |
3rd | 6 | 10.2 | |
4th | 5 | 8.5 | |
5th | 3 | 5.1 | |
6th | 1 | 1.7 | |
7th | 2 | 3.4 | |
Total Hospital Visits before surgery (N = 60) Mean 4.4 Median 4 Mode 4 Range 8 (1–9) | 1 | 2 | 3.4 |
2 | 8 | 13.6 | |
3 | 8 | 13.6 | |
4 | 16 | 27.1 | |
5 | 12 | 20.3 | |
6 | 3 | 5.1 | |
7 | 5 | 8.5 | |
8 | 2 | 3.4 | |
9 | 3 | 5.1 | |
Total No. of Surgeries (N = 60) Mean 1.71 Median 1 Mode 1 Range 5 | 1 | 34 | 57.6 |
2 | 11 | 18.6 | |
3 | 6 | 10.2 | |
4 | 3 | 5.1 | |
5 | 4 | 6.8 | |
6 | 1 | 1.7 | |
Ever had fistula surgery prior to this one? (N = 60) | Yes | 24 | 40.7 |
No | 36 | 59.3 | |
Where did you deliver the baby? (N = 60) | Home | 11 | 18.3 |
TBA (Traditional Birth attendant) | 2 | 3.3 | |
Hospital | 47 | 78.3 | |