Table 3.

Satisfaction levels among primiparous women undergoing perineal repair during birth with surgical glue or sutures at different cohort stages, according to the type of repair, RCT follow-up, São Paulo, Brazil, 2017–2018 (N=105)

Postpartum stage	Satisfaction	Perineal repair
		Glue		Suture
		n	%	n	%
10–20 days (N=105)		48	100	57	100
	Very satisfied	18	37.5	29	50.8
	Satisfied	27	56.2	20	35.1
	Indifferent	3	6.3	3	5.3
	Dissatisfied	0	0	2	3.5
	Very dissatisfied	0	0	3	5.3
50–70 days (N=104)		49	100	55	100
	Very satisfied	24	49.0	32	58.2
	Satisfied	25	51.0	22	40.0
	Dissatisfied	0	0	1	1.8
6–8 months (N=51)		24	100	27	100
	Very satisfied	10	41.6	15	55.6
	Satisfied	13	54.2	10	37.0
	Indifferent	1	4.2	1	3.7
	Very dissatisfied	0	0	1	3.7

Cumulative binomial GLMM. Type of repair: p=0.496. Study stages: p=0.019. Type of repair vs Stages: p=0.993.