From: Community-based screening for obstetric fistula in Nigeria: a novel approach
Kebbi State (N = 50) n(%) | Cross River State (N = 29) n(%) | TOTAL* (N = 79) n(%) | |
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Duration of the symptoms | |||
Within the last 12 months | 12 (24.0) | 3 (10.3) | 15 (19.0) |
1–5 years | 15 (30.0) | 10 (34.5) | 25 (31.7) |
More than 5 years | 23 (46.0) | 16 (55.2) | 39 (49.3) |
Precipitating event | |||
After delivery | 37 (80.4) | 19 (73.1) | 56 (77.8) |
After some kind of illness | 5 (10.9) | 4 (15.4) | 9 (12.5) |
Spontaneous/Congenital | 2 (4.3) | 1 (3.8) | 3 (4.2) |
During pregnancy | 2 (4.3) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (2.8) |
After an operation | 0 (0.0) | 1 (3.8) | 1 (1.4) |
Don’t know | 0 (0.0) | 1(3.8) | 1(1.4) |
Delivery | |||
Normal labor/delivery | 4 (10.8) | 2 (10.5) | 6 (10.7) |
Difficult labor/delivery | 33 (89.2) | 17 (89.5) | 50 (89.3) |
Delivery Location | |||
Home | 10 (27.0) | 4 (21.1) | 14 (25.0) |
Hospital | 27 (73.0) | 15 (78.9) | 42 (75.0) |
Arrival time at the facility after onset of labor | |||
<12 hours | 3 (11.1) | 4 (26.7) | 7 (16.7) |
12–24 hours | 13 (48.2) | 5 (33.3) | 18 (42.9) |
>24 hours | 10 (37.0) | 6 (40.0) | 16 (38.1) |
Don’t know | 1 (3.7) | 0 (0) | 1 (2.3) |
C-Section | |||
No | 12 (44.4) | 3 (20.0) | 15 (35.7) |
Yes | 15 (55.6) | 12 (80.0) | 27 (64.3) |
Stillbirth | |||
No | 6 (16.2) | 5 (26.3) | 11 (19.6) |
Yes | 31 (83.8) | 14 (73.7) | 45 (80.4) |
Treatment seeking for fistula-like symptoms | |||
No | 10 (20.0) | 9 (31.0) | 19 (24.1) |
Yes | 40 (80.0) | 20 (69.0) | 60 (75.9) |
Last treatment sought from | |||
Health care provider | 30 (75) | 18 (90.0) | 48 (80.0) |
Untrained providers | 10 (25) | 2 (10.0) | 12 (20.0) |
Success after the latest treatment | |||
Yes, no more leakage at all | 1 (2.5) | 3 (15.0) | 4 (6.7) |
Yes, but still some leakage** | 19 (47.5) | 4 (20.0) | 23 (38.3) |
Still have problem*** | 20 (50.0) | 13 (65.0) | 34 (55.0) |