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. 2024 Jul 25;20:17455057241265078. doi: 10.1177/17455057241265078

Table 1.

Sociodemographic and reproductive health characteristics of study participants involved in the prevalence of pelvic organ prolapse in Sidama region, Ethiopia, 2024 (weighted n = 815).

Variables Category Frequency %
Districts Dale 590 72.4
Wonsho 225 27.6
Residence Urban 101 12.4
Rural 714 87.6
Marital status Married 739 90.6
Others 77 9.4
Level of education No formal education 572 70.2
Primary school 161 19.7
Secondary school and above 82 10.1
Religion Protestant 715 87.7
Orthodox 79 9.7
Others 21 2.6
Occupation Employed 35 4.3
Non-employed 780 95.7
Ethnicity Sidama 809 99.3
Others¥ 6 0.7
Wealth index Poorest 166 20.34
Poorer 170 20.8
Middle 163 20.1
Rich 156 19.2
Richest 160 19.6
Chronic cough (>3 weeks) No 567 69.6
Yes 248 30.4
Constipation No 607 74.5
Yes 208 25.5
Family history of POP No 582 71.4
Yes 233 28.6
History of pelvic surgery No 665 81.5
Yes 150 18.5
Body mass index (kg/m2) <18.5 248 30.5
−24.9 481 59
⩾25 86 10.5
Abortion experience No 745 92
Yes 70 8
History of homebirth No 197 24.2
Yes 618 75.8
A place for the last childbirth Home 528 64.8
Health facility 287 35.2
Prolonged labor No 472 58
Yes 343 42
Menopause No 545 66.8
Yes 270 33.2

Note. Others: never married, widowed, and divorced; Others: Muslim and Catholic; Others¥: Amhara and Gurage Oromo. POP: pelvic organ prolapse.