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Table 4.

Effects of fistula on women's lives: comparison of experiences before fistula developed (Pre) and at the time of admission (Admiss.), by country.

	Total		Bangladesh		Guinea		Niger		Nigeria		Uganda
	Pre	Admiss	Pre	Admiss	Pre	Admiss	Pre	Admiss	Pre	Admiss	Pre	Admiss

	n = 1329		n = 138		n = 249		n = 170		n = 417		n = 355
Marital Status: Married	92.6	66.4^∗∗∗	87.7	60.9^∗∗∗	95.6	57.0^∗∗∗	97.1	71.2^∗∗∗	95.0	76.5^∗∗∗	87.6	61.1^∗∗∗
	n = 885		n = 84		n = 141		n = 120		n = 323		n = 217

Living with^a: Husband^b	92.1	69.8^∗∗∗	98.8	92.9^∗	80.9	78.0	88.3	32.5^∗∗∗	94.7	65.3^∗∗∗	94.9	82.9^∗∗∗
	n = 1351		n = 140		n = 250		n = 142		n = 421		n = 370

Parents	14.5	36.8^∗∗∗	10.7	20.0^∗∗∗	12.8	23.2^∗∗∗	9.4	65.9^∗∗∗	22.8	46.8^∗∗∗	10.0	27.6^∗∗∗
Other relatives	9.7	16.2^∗∗∗	9.3	8.6	6.4	10.4	18.2	31.8^∗∗∗	12.6	18.8^∗∗∗	4.9	13.0^∗∗∗
In-laws	9.8	5.8^∗∗∗	10.0	2.9^∗∗∗	2.4	3.6	22.4	7.1^∗∗∗	15.7	10.0^∗∗∗	2.2	3.2^∗∗∗
No one	1.0	3.9^∗∗∗	0.0	5.7^∗∗	2.4	9.6^∗∗∗	0.0	0.6	0.5	1.0	1.6	4.3^∗∗∗
	n = 1351		n = 139		n = 250		n = 170		n = 422		n = 370

Husband primary source income	69.9	51.4^∗∗∗	95.7	52.5^∗∗∗	68.4	44.8^∗∗∗	69.4	44.1^∗∗∗	69.7	61.8^∗∗∗	61.9	46.8^∗∗∗
	n = 1343		n = 145		n = 250		n = 169		n = 417		n = 367

Ability to meet basic needs, Easily/somewhat	87.7	78.5^∗∗∗	80.7	71.4^∗∗	60.0	31.2^∗∗∗	97.0	87.6^∗∗∗	96.2	97.4	95.4	87.7^∗∗∗

^aMultiple responses; percentages exceed 100%; ^bAmong women reporting to be married.

∗p <0.05; ∗∗p <0.01; ∗∗∗p <0.001.