Table 4 Factors associated with occurrence of obstetrics fistula among cases and controls attending Coast Provincial, Kenyatta National and Nyanza Provincial hospitals in Kenya, October to December 2010
Variables | Cases freq (%) | Control freq (%) | OR | 95% CI | aOR | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Level of education Secondary + =1.00 | 57/70(81.4) | 46/140(32.8) | 8.9 | 4.3-19.4 | 9.6 | 3.3-27.9* |
Referred to another facility(Yes/NO) | 23/51(45.1) | 10/118(8.5) | 8.9 | 3.5-22.8 | 8.6 | 2.7 -27.0* |
Duration of labour before deciding to seek delivery services >6hrs/<6 | 42/51(82.3) | 48/118(51.7) | 6.8 | 2.9-16.6 | 6.9 | 2.2 -21.3* |
Time taken to reach the h/facility (>2hrs/<2hrs) | 38/51(74.5) | 24/118(20.3) | 11.5 | 4.9-26.9 | 5.7 | 2.9 -11.5* |
Labour duration >24hrs/<24 | 67/70(95.7) | 21/140(15) | 119 | 32-520 | 4.7 | 2.4-9.2* |
Age at marriage >18/≤18yrs | 30/57(52.6) | 95/120(79.3) | 0.3 | 0.1-0.6 | 0.2 | 0.03-1.1 |
Age at first child >18/≤18yrs | 30/70(42.9) | 117/140(83.6) | 0.15 | 0.07-0.3 | 0.4 | 0.08-2.3 |
Antenatal clinic attendance(Yes/No) | 52/70(74.3) | 131/140(93.6) | 0.2 | 0.08-0.5 | 0.13 | 0.006-2.4 |
Formal occupation (Yes/No) | 2/70(2.9) | 23/140(16.4) | 0.2 | 0.02 -0.6 | 0.4 | 0.05-1.3 |
Antenatal visit (>1/1) | 42/52(80.8) | 129/131(98.5) | 0.07 | 0.01-0.3 | 0.1 | 0.03-4.6 |
Primi parity | 35/70(50) | 36/140(25) | 2.9 | 1.5-5.5 | 1.5 | 0.36-6.9 |