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Table 3 Fertility-related counseling during hospitalization and family planning method provision among women having fistula repair surgery

From: Clinical procedures and practices used in the perioperative treatment of female genital fistula during a prospective cohort study

 

Site N (%)

Characteristic

Total (n = 1354)

BG 1 (n = 85)

BG 2 (n = 50)

BG 3 (n = 5)

GU (n = 251)

NI 1 (n = 74)

NI 2 (n = 97)

NG 1 (n = 59)

NG 2 (n = 210)

NG 3 (n = 153)

UG 1 (n = 165)

UG 2 (n = 205)

Counseled about1

            

Fertility potential (n = 1322)

1065 (80.6)

78 (92.9)

27 (57.4)

4 (80.0)

238 (95.2)

67 (98.5)

83 (100.0)

56 (98.2)

174 (83.3)

149 (98.7)

165 (100.0)

24 (11.8)

Resuming sexual intercourse (n = 1335)

1274 (95.4)

80 (94.1)

45 (91.8)

4 (80.0)

250 (99.6)

69 (100.0)

89 (100.0)

57 (100.0)

160 (76.6)

151 (99.3)

165 (100.0)

204 (100.0)

Planning for next delivery (n = 1319)

1226 (92.9)

71 (85.5)

28 (59.6)

3 (75.0)

237 (94.8)

68 (98.6)

82 (98.8)

56 (98.2)

165 (79.3)

150 (99.3)

165 (100.0)

201 (99.5)

Family planning method use (n = 1325)

1205 (90.9)

67 (79.8)

26 (55.3)

3 (75.0)

237 (94.8)

69 (100)

86 (100.0)

57 (100.0)

174 (83.3)

135 (88.8)

164 (99.4)

187 (92.6)

Received family planning method at discharge (n = 1328)

785 (59.1)

18 (22.0)

1 (2.0)

0 (0.0)

182 (72.5)

55 (79.7)

83 (93.3)

3 (5.6)

173 (82.8)

61 (40.4)

27 (16.4)

182 (89.2)

Injectable contraceptives

343 (43.7)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

N/A

74 (40.7)

32 (58.2)

54 (65.1)

1 (33.3)

152 (87.9)

17 (27.9)

13 (48.1)

0 (0.0)

Oral contraceptives

188 (23.9)

13 (72.2)

1 (100.0)

N/A

106 (58.2)

13 (23.6)

29 (34.9)

0 (0.0)

2 (1.2)

19 (31.1)

5 (18.5)

0 (0.0)

Natural family planning/calendar method

183 (23.3)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

N/A

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

1 (0.6)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

182 (23.3)

Tubal ligation

12 (1.5)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

N/A

0 (0.0)

5 (9.1)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

1 (1.6)

6 (22.2)

0 (0.0)

Contraceptive implant

3 (0.4)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

N/A

0 (0.0)

3 (5.5)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.4)

Intrauterine device

1 (0.1)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

N/A

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

1 (3.7)

0 (0.0)

Method not specified

55 (7.0)

5 (27.8)

0 (0.0)

N/A

2 (1.1)

2 (3.6)

0 (0.0)

2 (66.7)

18 (10.4)

24 (39.3)

2 (7.4)

0 (0.0)

  1. BG = Bangladesh, GU = Guinea, NI = Niger, NG = Nigeria, UG = Uganda.
  2. N/A = Not applicable.
  3. 1 Multiple responses allowed; percentages may exceed 100%.