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Table 1 Socio-demographic and other characteristics for cases and controls of the mothers, EDHS, 2016

From: Factors associated with obstetric fistula among reproductive age women in Ethiopia: a community based case control study

Variables

Category

Cases (n = 70)

Freq (%)

Controls (n = 210)

Freq (%)

Maternal current age (years)

15–23

16 (22.9)

78 (37.1)

24–33

23 (32.9)

67 (31.9)

34–49

31 (44.3)

65 (31)

Maternal educational status

No education

40 (57.1)

89 (42.4)

Primary

22 (31.4)

74 (35.2)

Secondary

6 (8.6)

32 (15.2)

Higher

2 (2.9)

15 (7.1)

Residence

Urban

11 (15.7)

74 (35.2)

 

Rural

59 (84.3)

136 (64.8)

Wealth index

   
 

Poorest

21 (30.0)

51 (24.3)

 

Poorer

10 (14.3)

26 (12.4)

 

Middle

14 (20.0)

26 (12.4)

 

Richer

10 (14.3)

27 (12.9)

 

Richest

15 (21.4)

80 (38.1)

Number of house hold members

   
 

1

36 (12.9)

29 (13.8)

 

2–4

70 (25.0)

48 (22.9)

 

 > 4

174 (62.1)

133 (63.3)

Maternal occupation

   
 

No

27 (38.6)

98 (46.7)

 

Yes

43 (61.4)

112 (53.3)

Marital status

   
 

Never in union

6 (8.6)

56 (26.7)

 

Married

48 (68.6)

123 (58.6)

 

Living with partner

2 (2.9)

4 (1.9)

 

Widowed

4 (5.7)

9 (4.3)

 

Divorced

8 (11.4)

13 (6.2)

 

No longer living together/separated

2 (2.9)

5 (2.4)

Religion/Religious

   
 

Orthodox and Catholic

37 (52.9)

92 (43.8)

 

Protestant

7 (10.0)

49 (23.3)

 

Muslin and others

26 (37.1)

69 (32.9)