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Table 4 Association between obstetricians’ age (years) and duration of practice (years) and use of a conservative surgery (A*) and sterilising surgeries (B**) in the management of uterine ruptures, N (%) = 79 (100.0)

From: Evaluation of obstetricians’ surgical decision making in the management of uterine rupture

Item

A*

B**

Fisher’s Exact Test

df

P-value

Age (years)

  ≤ 30

1 (2.3)

1 (2.8)

   

 31–40

20 (46.5)

10 (27.8)

5.811

5

0.25

 41–50

18 (41.9)

18 (50.0)

  

Not significant

 51–60

3 (7.0)

6 (16.7)

   

  ≥ 61

1 (2.3)

1 (2.8)

   

Practice duration (years)

  ≤ 10 years

30 (69.8)

27 (75,0)

   

 11–20 years

7 (16.3)

6 (16.7)

3.353

4

0.53

 21–30 years

5 (11.6)

1 (2.8)

  

Not significant

 31–40 years

0 (0.0)

1 (2.8)

   

  ≥ 41 years

1 (2.3)

1 (2.8)

   
  1. A* - uterine repair alone
  2. B** - uterine repair with BTL and (sub)total hysterectomy