Table 1 Number of vaginal fistula (VF) by survey datasets for the following risk factors: literacy status, education level, female genital mutilation (FGM), and short stature (<150 cm)
Country, Survey, and Year | Literate | Post-primary education | FGM | Short Stature | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
VF (N)/Literate (N) | VF (N)/Illiterate (N) | VF (N)/Post-primary (N) | VF (N)/No Post-primary (N) | VF (N)/FGM (N) | VF (N)/No FGM (N) | VF (N)/Short (N) | VF (N)/Tall (N) | |
Benin DHS 2011-12 | 36/4182 | 91/12417 | 31/3450 | 96/13149 | 10/1370 | 117/15229 | 12/1115 | 111/15061 |
Burkina Faso DHS 2010 | 6/3063 | 14/13982 | 6/2201 | 14/14854 | 17/12884 | 3/4176 | 0/243 | 10/8202 |
Cameroon DHS 2011 | 32/9212 | 24/6163 | 27/7148 | 29/8271 | Not Measured | 1/411 | 25/7473 | |
Chad MICS 2010 | 6/2334 | 34/13437 | 5/1857 | 35/14000 | 24/7218 | 16/8569 | Not Measured | |
Comoros DHS 2012 | 50/2974 | 59/2319 | 49/2761 | 60/2547 | Not Measured | 16/590 | 92/4593 | |
Congo (Brazz.) DHS 2011-12 | 17/6740 | 10/4052 | 14/6299 | 13/4519 | Not Measured | 2/513 | 12/5134 | |
DRC DHS 2007 | 22/5015 | 22/4954 | 19/4107 | 25/5879 | Not Measured | 3/782 | 12/3949 | |
Ethiopia DHS 2005 | 21/3937 | 82/10103 | 10/2650 | 93/11405 | 69/10012 | 32/3603 | 1/852 | 44/5798 |
Guinea DHS 2012 | 10/1812 | 52/7306 | 10/1703 | 53/7432 | 63/8935 | 0/194 | 4/256 | 27/4457 |
Kenya DHS 2008-09 | 54/5809 | 24/2609 | 21/2796 | 57/5640 | 19/2539 | 59/5891 | 5/569 | 72/7742 |
Malawi DHS 2010 | 59/13471 | 73/9500 | 14/4289 | 118/18721 | Not Measured | 7/1136 | 28/6496 | |
Mali DHS 2006 | 0/1809 | 18/12730 | 0/1546 | 18/13034 | 18/11740 | 0/2827 | 17/13808 | 17/13808 |
Mali DHS 2012-13 | 12/1810 | 59/8614 | 9/1689 | 62/8735 | 69/9480 | 2/944 | 0/138 | 28/5134 |
Mauritania DHS | 4/3459 | 3/5537 | 2/1539 | 5/7557 | 4/6702 | 3/2377 | Not Measured | |
Niger DHS 2006 | 2/1185 | 18/7985 | 1/967 | 19/8222 | 2/209 | 18/8952 | 0/179 | 12/4351 |
Niger DHS 2012 | 0/1672 | 16/9432 | 0/1373 | 16/9759 | 1/209 | 15/10924 | 0/214 | 7/4912 |
Nigeria DHS 2008 | 55/14345 | 86/18804 | 51/13527 | 91/19790 | 37/8452 | 102/24709 | 20/3853 | 120/28572 |
Rwanda DHS 2005 | 80/3041 | 84/2332 | 12/519 | 152/4867 | Not Measured | 6/273 | 66/2422 | |
Senegal DHS 2010-11 | 3/3983 | 15/11705 | 1/2802 | 17/12886 | 11/5689 | 7/9999 | 0/126 | 8/5633 |
Sierra Leone DHS 2013 | 23/5415 | 89/11085 | 22/5206 | 90/11337 | 105/14773 | 6/1760 | 4/764 | 46/7185 |
Swaziland MICS 2010 | 48/2905 | 9/395 | 36/2195 | 21/1123 | Not Measured | Not Measured | ||
Tanzania DHS 2010 | 32/6903 | 18/3205 | 7/2360 | 44/7776 | 9/1322 | 42/8807 | 13/1636 | 37/8408 |
Togo MICS 2010 | 4/2255 | 19/4108 | 4/1744 | 19/4631 | 0/393 | 23/5970 | Not Measured | |
Togo DHS 2013-2014 | 35/3579 | 58/5874 | 27/3070 | 66/6404 | 6/602 | 87/8861 | 2/314 | 50/4517 |
Uganda DHS 2006 | 80/3867 | 121/4606 | 27/1823 | 174/6653 | 2/61 | 199/8403 | 11/248 | 63/2596 |
Uganda DHS 2011 | 76/4298 | 88/4307 | 32/2509 | 132/6097 | 7/156 | 156/8423 | 8/194 | 51/2493 |
Zambia DHS 2013-2014 | 41/9554 | 49/6774 | 34/7386 | 57/9001 | Not Measured | 12/1677 | 79/14562 | |