Awareness of obstetric fistula and its associated factors among reproductive-age women in Ethiopia: a multilevel analysis of Ethiopian Demographic and Health Survey data: a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

This study aimed to determine the magnitude and associated factors of obstetric fistula (OF) awareness among reproductive-age women in Ethiopia.

Methods

This community-based cross-sectional study was conducted among 15 683 reproductive-aged women in Ethiopia. Following the presentation of a case vignette, women's OF awareness was measured by asking if they had ever heard of OF. A multilevel multivariable logistic regression analysis was employed. A 95% CI and p<0.05 were used to declare statistical significance.

Result

The magnitude of women's awareness of OF was 38% (95% CI 0.37 to 0.39). Individual level variables including being in the age group of 20-25 (adjusted OR, AOR 1.17; 95% CI 1.02 to 1.35), 26-30 (AOR 1.50; 95% CI 1.27 to 1.76) and >30 (AOR 1.76;

SUBMITTER: Aleminew W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8655562 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature