Factors associated with marital status of women with genital fistula after childbirth: a retrospective review in nine African countries.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To examine characteristics associated with remaining married with fistula.

Design

Retrospective record review and logistic regression.

Setting

Tanzania, Uganda, Kenya, Malawi, Zambia, Rwanda, Ethiopia, Somalia and South Sudan.

Participants

Women who developed fistula during childbirth (1975-2017) and sought treatment (1994-2017).

Outcome measure

Self-reported status of living with original husband at time of presentation for fistula repair.

Results

Over half of the women lived with their husbands at the time of fistula treatment (57.2%, 3375/5903). The strongest predictor of remaining married with fistula was either parity at fistula development (adjusted odds ratio [AOR] 1.4-4.4) or living kids at fistula repair (among women who had not

SUBMITTER: Ngongo CJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9134179 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature