Quality of Life among Obstetric Fistula Patients at Kitovu Mission Hospital: A Health Facility-Based Cross-Sectional Study in Masaka District, Uganda

Table 1

Sociodemographic factors of women with obstetric fistula.

Background characteristics	Frequency (n = 63)	Percentage (%)
Age
Below 20	9	14
20–29	34	54
Above 29	20	32
Education level
None	20	32
Primary	34	54
Secondary	9	14
Employment status
No	44	70
Yes	19	30
Marital status before fistula
Married but not living with partner	10	16
Married living with partner	41	65
Separated	3	5
Single (never married)	8	13
Widowed	1	2
Marital status after fistula
Married but not living with partner	9	14
Married living with partner	8	13
Separated	35	56
Single (never married)	8	13
Widowed	3	5
Age at first pregnancy
Below 20	45	71
20–29	13	21
Above 29	5	8
Incontinent
RVF	8	13
VVF	51	81
VVF + RVF	4	6
Duration with fistula
1_12 months	29	46
1_2 years	20	32
2_5 years	14	22
Outcome of delivery preceding fistula
Early neonatal death	10	16
Live birth	9	14
Still birth	44	70

Source: primary data from women.