Contraceptive preferences and adoption following female genital fistula surgery in Uganda: a mixed-methods study

Table 3 Relationships between sociodemographic characteristics, selected fistula characteristics, and sexual activity or contraceptive use at 12 months

	N	Sexually active at 12 m					Contraceptive use at 12 m^c
		Yes		No		p-value	Yes		No		p-value
		N = 29		N = 29			N = 18		N = 11
		N	%	N	%		N	%	N	%
Age group, years						0.382					0.078
< 20	10	4	40.0	6	60.0		1	25.0	3	75.0
20–29	22	12	54.6	10	45.5		6	50.0	6	50.0
30–39	16	10	62.5	6	37.5		9	90.0	1	10.0
≥ 40	10	3	30.0	7	70.0		2	66.7	1	33.3
Number of children						0.057					0.012
None	20	6	30.0	14	70.0		1	16.7	5	83.3
1–3	24	13	54.2	11	45.8		8	61.5	5	38.5
4 +	14	10	71.4	4	28.6		9	90.0	1	11.1
Relationship status^b						< 0.001					1.000
Married or living together	30	24	80.0	6	29.0		3	60.0	2	40.0
Separated, widowed, single	28	5	17.9	23	82.1		15	62.5	9	37.5
Completed primary education						0.792					0.001
No	32	17	53.1	15	46.9		15	88.2	2	11.8
Yes	26	12	46.2	14	53.9		3	25.0	9	75.0
Household asset ownership^a						0.590					0.948
≤ 1	15	6	40.0	9	60.0		4	66.7	2	33.3
2	13	6	46.2	7	53.9		3	50	3	50.0
3	11	5	45.5	6	54.6		3	60	2	40.0
4 or more	19	12	63.2	7	36.8		8	66.7	4	33.3
Time lived with fistula						0.221					0.653
< 1 m	8	6	75.0	2	25.0		4	66.7	2	33.3
1–3 m	20	12	60.0	8	40.0		7	58.3	5	41.7
3–12 m	7	3	42.9	4	57.1		3	100.0	0	0.0
1–5 y	6	3	50.0	3	50.0		1	33.3	2	66.7
> 5 y	17	5	29.4	12	70.6		3	60.0	2	40.0
Urinary incontinence^b						0.024					1.000
Yes	19	5	26.3	14	73.7		3	60.0	2	40.0
No	39	24	61.5	15	38.5		15	62.5	9	37.5
Trying for pregnancy											0.379
Yes							0	0	1	100
No							18	64.3	10	35.7

^aHousehold assets included piped water, radio, bicycle, flush/pour flush toilet, television, refrigerator, electricity, mobile phone, land
^bAt the time of follow-up data collection (i.e., 12 months post-surgery)
^cDenominator includes only those individuals reporting sexual activity

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