Table 2.
Fistula closure and continence status by type, number of previous repair attempts and duration of fistula for women undergoing surgical repair for obstetric fistula at hospital discharge in Guinea, 2007 to 2013
| Surgical outcome | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fistula closed | |||||
| Selected variables | Dry | Residual incontinence | Fistula not closed | Fistula status unknown | P* |
| Type of fistula (n = 2116) | |||||
| VVF | 1630 (79.7) | 114 (5.6) | 297 (14.5) | 4 (0.2) | <0.001 |
| RVF | 23 (100.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | |
| VVF and RVF | 27 (56.3) | 1 (2.0) | 20 (41.7) | 0 (0.0) | |
| Previous repair attempts (n = 2076) | |||||
| No previous repair attempt | 1019 (83.6) | 48 (3.8) | 153 (12.5) | 1 (0.1) | 0.001 |
| ≥1 previous repair attempt | 634 (74.0) | 67 (7.8) | 153 (17.9) | 3 (0.3) | |
| Duration of fistula (1870) | |||||
| ≤1 year | 350 (86.4) | 13 (3.2) | 41 (10.1) | 1 (0.2) | 0.003 |
| 2 to 4 years | 371 (82.8) | 23 (5.1) | 54 (12.1) | 0 (0.0) | |
| ≥5 years | 777 (76.4) | 72 (7.1) | 167 (16.4) | 1 (0.1) | |
*
Comparing proportions of closed fistula.