Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of participants at study enrolment

Sociodemographic characteristics

 Age^a, years

28 (21–36)

31.5 (27–38)

 Age at marriage^a_, years

18 (17–20)

18.5 (17–21)

 Marital status

  Married

7

11.7

4

13.3

  Living together

22

36.7

11

36.7

  Divorced/separated

16

26.7

11

36.7

  Widowed

3

5.0

0

0.0

 Single/never married

12

20.0

4

13.3

Household characteristics

 Number of household residents^a

4 (2–6)

4 (2–6)

 Other adult(s) in household

47

78.3

22

73.3

 District of residence

  Central

57

95.0

31

99.7

  Eastern

3

5.0

0

0.0

Socioeconomic status

 Educational attainment

  None

10

16.7

5

16.7

  Some primary

24

40.0

10

33.3

  Completed primary

17

28.3

9

30.0

  Some secondary or more

9

15.0

6

20.0

 Work outside of home

26

43.3

12

40.0

 Primary source of financial support

  Self

17

28.3

10

33.3

  Husband/partner

24

40.0

13

43.3

  Relatives

19

31.7

7

23.3

 Selected household assets

  Piped water

9

15.0

6

20.0

  Electricity

26

43.3

39

65.0

  Mobile phone

39

65.0

17

56.7

  Land

28

46.7

11

36.7

Fistula characteristics

 Type of fistula

  VVF alone

21

75.0

19

70.4

  RVF alone

1

3.6

0

0.0

  VVF and RVF

2

7.1

2

7.4

  Other

4

14.3

6

22.2

 Length of time lived with fistula

  < 1 month

8

13.3

5

16.7

  1–3 months

20

33.3

9

30

  3–12 months

8

13.3

3

10

  1–2 years

2

3.3

1

3.3

  3–5 years

5

8.3

2

6.7

  > 5 years

17

28.3

10

33.3

 Repair outcome

  Successful

50

83.3

28

93.3

  Unsuccessful

10

16.7

2

6.7