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Table 1 Basic background information of participants

From: A population based survey in Ethiopia using questionnaire as proxy to estimate obstetric fistula prevalence: results from demographic and health survey

Characteristics

Women experienced Fistula

Chi square

P-value

Region

Yes %(95% CI)

No (%)

  

Tigray

1.6(0.80, 2.40)

98.4

26.59

0.003

Afar

1.0(0.78, 1.78)

99.0

Amhara

0.5(0.49, 0.51)

99.5

Oromiya

1.2(0.66-1.74)

98.8

Somali

0.0(0,0)

100

Benishangul-Gumuz

0.6(0.56, 0.64)

99.4

SNNPR

1.5(0.60,2.10)

98.5

Gambela

1.1(0.85, 1.95)

98.9

Harari

0.1(0.07,0.13)

99.9

Addis Ababa

1.0(0.69,1.69)

99.0

Dire Dawa

1.0(0.87,1.87)

99.0

Residence

2.33

0.127

Urban

1.4(0.46,1.86)

98.6

Rural

1.0(0.16, 1.16)

99.0

Age

12.70

0.048

15-19

2.0(1.28, 3.28)

98.0

20-24

0.9(0.88, 0.92)

99.9

25-29

0.6(0.58, 0.62)

99.4

30-34

0.6(0.57,0.62)

99.4

35-39

1.1(0.49, 1.59)

98.9

40-44

1.6(0.70,2.23)

98.4

45-49

1.9(0.79, 2.69)

98.1

Education

5.99

0.112

No education

1.0(0.17, 1.17)

99.0

Primary

1.3(0.56,1.86)

98.7

Secondary and higher

1.0(0.58, 1.58)

99.0

Wealth

3.27

0.514

Poorest

1.3(0.44, 1.74)

98.7

Poorer

0.9(0.89, 0.91)

99.1

Middle

0.6(0.58, 0.62)

99.4

Richer

1.6(0.62,2.22)

98.4

Richest

1.0(0.45, 1.45)

99.0

Parity

9.19

0.010

1-4

0.9(0.89, 0.91)

99.1

5-9

1.1(0.29, 1.29)

98.9

10+

2.4(1.44, 3.84)

97.6

Age at first birth

2.71

0.260

<15

1.2(0.67, 1.87)

98.8

15-20

0.98(0.97, 0.99)

99.02

>20

0.9(0.88, 0.91)

99.1

Circumcision

4.41

0.036

Yes

1.5(0.20, 1.70)

98.5

No

1.0(0.39, 1.39)

99.0

Age at marriage

0.89

0.640

<15

1.3(0.34, 1.64)

98.7

15-20

0.8(0.79, 0.81)

99.2

>20

0.9(0.88, 0.92)

99.1

Height

3.99

0.046

<1.5 meter

0.2(0.17, 0.23)

99.8

> = 1.5 meters

1.1(0.28, 1.38)

98.9

Marriage by abduction

0.180

0.671

Yes

1.3(0.73, 2.03)

98.7

No

1.1(0.18, 1.28)

98.9

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