Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of women participants in pelvic organ prolapse surgery camp
| Women with pelvic organ prolapse (N = 252) | Women without pelvic organ prolapse (N = 142) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Characteristics |
n (%) |
Mean (SD) |
n (%) |
Mean (SD) |
p-value |
|
Age |
|
52.0 (11.2) |
|
40.6 (10.1) |
<0.001 |
|
Socioeconomic status |
|
|
|
|
|
| Poor |
68 (27.1) |
|
32 (22.5) |
|
0.571 |
| Poorer |
114 (45.5) |
|
62 (43.7) |
|
|
| Medium |
36 (14.3) |
|
25 (17.6) |
|
|
| Richer |
33 (13.1) |
|
23 (16.2) |
|
|
|
Marital status |
|
|
|
|
|
| With husband |
190 (75.4) |
|
114 (80.3) |
|
0.010 |
| Separated |
14 (5.6) |
|
15 (10.6) |
|
|
| Widow |
48 (19.0) |
|
13 (9.1) |
|
|
|
Parity |
|
5.3 (2.17) |
|
2.7 (1.71) |
<0.001 |
|
Ethnicity |
|
|
|
|
|
| Brahmin/Chhetri |
134 (53.2) |
|
76 (53.5) |
|
0.065 |
| Janajati |
91 (36.1) |
|
60 (42.3) |
|
|
| Dalit |
27 (10.7) |
|
6 (4.2) |
|
|
|
Literacy |
|
|
|
|
|
| Illiterate |
226 (89.7) |
|
45(31.7) |
|
<0.001 |
| Literate |
26 (10.3) |
|
97(68.3) |
|
|
|
Total depression Score |
23.7 (8.7) |
|
8.6 (8.6) |
<0.001 |
|
|
Quality Of Life domains |
|
|
|
|
|
| Physical |
|
11.0 (2.5) |
|
14.4 (3.5) |
<0.001 |
| Psychological |
|
11.4 (2.3) |
|
13.0 (3.2) |
<0.001 |
| Social relationships |
13.5 (3.7) |
|
14.4 (4.2) |
0.024 |
|
| Environment |
12.0 (2.4) |
|
13.0 (3.6) |
0.002 |
|
| Overall health and quality of life | 8.6 (3.4) | 13.8 (4.2) | <0.001 | ||