Correlates of fertility desires in women with urogenital fistula in the Democratic Republic of Congo: a cross-sectional study of 1,646 women.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Studies on fertility desires among fistula patients in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have been conducted on fewer patients. Furthermore, these studies have adopted a univariate descriptive approach. This study aims to examine the determinants of fertility desires among patients with fistula in the DRC.

Methods

This cross-sectional study included women aged 15-49 whose fistulas were repaired by the Panzi Hospital mobile team in seven DRC regions between 2013 and 2018. Univariate and bivariate descriptive analyses were performed using the frequency distribution table and the chi-square test. Adjusted odds ratios with their 95 confidence intervals from logistic regression were used to analyze factors associated with fertility desire after fistula repair. All

SUBMITTER: Mugisho-Munkwa G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11221031 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature