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Table 2 Gynaecologic and obstetric history of women with advanced POP, fistula at GURH, northwest Ethiopia, 2012

From: Depression among women with obstetric fistula, and pelvic organ prolapse in northwest Ethiopia

Characteristic

Number

Percent

Number of deliveries

1

16

5.3

2-4

46

15.0

5+

244

79.7

Age at first marriage

<18

288

94.1

≥18

18

5.9

Age at first delivery

<18

224

73.2

≥18

82

26.8

History of divorce

Yes

73

23.9

No

233

76.1

Diagnosis

POP

269

87.9

Fistula*

37

12.1

Age of occurrence

<20

12

3.9

20-34

39

12.7

35-49

109

35.6

50-64

114

37.3

65+

32

10.5

Mean ± SD

48.0 ± 13.1

Duration of the problem in years

1

38

12.4

2

98

32.0

3

68

22.2

4+

102

32.3

  1. *Four had also recto-vaginal fistula.