Table 5: Multivariate logistic Regression analysis showing the impact of selected associated factors of obstetric fistula among women (n = 518).
Variables |
Good Knowledge |
Poor Knowledge |
Unadjusted OR (95% CI) |
P-value |
Adjusted OR (95% CI) |
P-value |
|
Study Area |
Comparison Group* |
61 (30.4%) |
198 (62.5%) |
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Intervention Group |
140 (69.7%) |
119 (37.5%) |
3.82 (2.62-5.57) |
0.000*** |
2.71 (1.77-4.14) |
< 0.001*** |
|
Educational Status |
No formal education* |
71 (35%) |
189 (59.6%) |
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Read & write only |
28 (13.9%) |
25 (7.9%) |
25 (7.9%) |
2.981 (1.63-5.46) |
2.85 (1.43-5.69) |
0.003*** |
|
Primary education |
74 (36.8%) |
85 (26.5%) |
85 (26.5%) |
2.345 (1.55-3.55) |
2.07 (1.27-3.40 |
0.004*** |
|
Secondary school & above |
28 (13.9%) |
19 (6%) |
3.92 (2.06-7.46) |
0.000*** |
2.82 (1.34-5.95) |
0.006*** |
|
Heard Obstetric complication |
No* |
30 (14.9%) |
147 (46.4%) |
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Yes |
171 (85.1%) |
170 (53.6%) |
4.929 (3.15-7.70) |
0.000*** |
4.48 (2.63-7.61) |
< 0.001*** |
|
History of IA |
No* |
170 (84.6%) |
295 (93.1%) |
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Yes |
31 (15.4%) |
22 (6.9%) |
2.24 (1.24-4.06) |
0.008*** |
2.35 (1.20-4.58) |
0.012** |
|
Age at first pregnancy |
= < 20 Years* |
208 (68.2%) |
114 (57.3) |
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> 20 Years |
85 (42.7%) |
97 (31.8%) |
1.599 (1.104-2.315) |
0.013*** |
1.72 (1.10-2.68) |
0.018** |
|
PWC |
No* |
179 (89.1%) |
7 (2.7%) |
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Yes |
22 (11%) |
4 (1.3%) |
9.6 (3.26-28.35) |
0.000*** |
18.1 (5.41-60.74 |
< 0.001*** |
*p < 0.01; **p < 0.05; ***: reference.