Table 1. Knowledge and prevalence of obstetric fistula among women, 2008–2013.
| Country | Year(s) | % of women aged 15–49 yearsa |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Heard of obstetric fistula | Had obstetric fistulab | ||
| Burkina Faso | 2010 | 30.9 | 0.1 |
| Cameroon | 2011 | 23.2 | 0.4 |
| Congo | 2011–2012 | 17.4 | 0.3 |
| Guinea | 2012 | 41.8 | 0.6 |
| Kenya | 2008–2009 | NA | 0.9 |
| Malawi | 2010 | NA | 0.6 |
| Niger | 2012 | 44.1 | 0.2 |
| Nigeria | 2008 | 30.7 | 0.4 |
| Senegal | 2010–2011 | 22.2 | 0.1 |
| Uganda | 2011 | NA | 2.0 |
| United Republic of Tanzania | 2010 | 67 | 0.5 |
NA: not available.
a The data were recorded during Demographic Health Surveys that included questions related to obstetric fistula.
b A woman was considered to have had an obstetric fistula if she answered yes to the question “Have you ever experienced a constant leakage of urine or stool from your vagina during the day and night?”
Data source: DHS Program Office.7