Determinants of Pelvic Floor Disorders among Women Visiting the Gynecology Outpatient Department in Wolkite University Specialized Center, Wolkite, Ethiopia

Table 2

Reproductive health and medical history of study participants.

Variable (n = 270)		Pelvic floor disorder		Frequency (%)
		Present	Absent
Ever had pregnancy (n = 270)	Yes	47 (17.4)	150 (55.6)	197 (73.0)
	No	1 (0.4)	72 (26.7)	73 (27.0)
Age at your first pregnancy (n = 197)	<18 years old	25 (12.7)	27 (13.7)	52 (26.4)
	≥18 years old	22 (11.2)	123 (62.4)	145 (73.6)
Number of pregnancies (n = 197)	4 and less	23 (11.7)	131 (66.5)	154 (78.2)
	5 and above	24 (12.2)	19 (9.6)	43 (21.8)
History of abortion (n = 197)	Yes	13 (6.6)	11 (5.6)	24 (12.2)
	No	34 (17.4)	139 (70.6)	173 (87.8)
Ever had childbirth (n = 197)	Yes	47 (23.9)	148 (75.1)	195 (99.0)
	No	0 (0.1)	2 (1.0)	2 (1.0)
Number of childbirths (n = 195)	4 and less	22 (11.3)	131 (67.2)	153 (78.5)
	5 and above	25 (12.8)	17 (8.7)	42 (21.5)
Mode of delivery at first childbirth (n = 195)	Vaginal	41 (21.0)	137 (70.3)	178 (91.3)
	Cesarean section	6 (3.1)	11 (5.6)	17 (8.7)
Ever had vaginal delivery (n = 195)	Yes	45 (23.1)	146 (74.9)	191 (97.9)
	No	2 (1.0)	2 (1.0)	4 (2.1)
Number of vaginal deliveries (n = 191)	4 and fewer	18 (9.4)	139 (72.8)	157 (82.2)
	5 and more	27 (14.1)	7 (3.7)	34 (17.8)
Episiotomy during delivery (n = 191)	Yes	7 (3.7)	6 (3.1)	13 (6.8)
	No	38 (19.9)	140 (73.3)	178 (93.2)
Ever had instrumental delivery (n = 193)	Yes	3 (1.6)	2 (1.0)	5 (2.6)
	No	42 (22.0)	144 (75.4)	186 (97.4)
Ever cesarean delivery (n = 195)	Yes	3 (1.5)	19 (9.7)	22 (11.3)
	No	44 (22.6)	129 (66.2)	173 (88.7)
Menopause (n = 270)	Yes	22 (8.1)	10 (3.7)	32 (11.9)
	No	26 (9.6)	212 (78.5)	238 (88.1)
History of chronic cough (n = 270)	Yes	3(1.1)	3 (1.1)	6 (2.2)
	No	45 (16.7)	219 (81.1)	264 (97.8)
History of constipation (n = 270)	Yes	4 (1.5)	3 (1.1)	7 (2.6)
	No	44 (16.3)	219 (81.1)	263 (97.4)