Table 2.
Mode of referral and aetiology of fistula, by subregion, 2019–2021
| 2019–2021 | Africa | Central Africa | Eastern Africa | Western Africa | Asia | Southern Asia | Global total | |
| Aetiology and presumed cause of fistula, 2019–2021 | ||||||||
| Obstetric | n | 18 595 | 3633 | 11 950 | 3012 | 1727 | 1727 | 20 322 |
| % | 91% | 89% | 93% | 87% | 57% | 57% | 87% | |
| Iatrogenic | n | 1332 | 377 | 633 | 322 | 1196 | 1196 | 2528 |
| % | 7% | 9% | 5% | 9% | 40% | 40% | 11% | |
| Traumatic | n | 325 | 37 | 238 | 50 | 71 | 71 | 396 |
| % | 2% | 1% | 2% | 1% | 2% | 2% | 2% | |
| Other | n | 183 | 31 | 81 | 71 | 31 | 31 | 214 |
| % | 1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 1% | 1% | 1% | |
| Total | n | 20 435 | 4078 | 12 902 | 3455 | 3025 | 3025 | 23 460 |
| Mode of referral by subregion, 2019–2021 | ||||||||
| Number of women reached, n | n | 16 305 | 3986 | 9867 | 2452 | 2933 | 2933 | 19 238 |
| Mode of referral | ||||||||
| Health facility | % | 20% | 42% | 11% | 18% | 52% | 52% | 25% |
| Community health worker | % | 36% | 10% | 51% | 18% | 24% | 24% | 34% |
| Former patient | % | 8% | 9% | 5% | 21% | 4% | 4% | 8% |
| Radio | % | 12% | 15% | 13% | 6% | 0% | 0% | 10% |
| Relative | % | 6% | 8% | 5% | 9% | 13% | 13% | 7% |
| Self | % | 4% | 2% | 4% | 6% | 2% | 2% | 4% |
| Other | % | 14% | 14% | 12% | 22% | 5% | 5% | 12% |