Table 2.

Distribution of obstetric factors among uterine prolapse cases

Age at marriage (n = 222)
<18 years	42	18.9
18–23 years	99	44.6
24–30 years	79	35.6
>30 years	2	0.9
Age at first pregnancy (n = 191)
<19 years	25	13.1
19–24 years	57	29.8
25–29 years	98	51.3
≥30 years	11	5.8
Age at last pregnancy (n = 304)
<19 years	7	2.3
19–24 years	30	9.9
25–29 years	74	24.3
30–39 years	174	57.2
≥40 years	19	6.3
Number of pregnancies (n = 350)
Nil or once	28	8.0
Twice	73	20.9
Thrice	78	22.3
Four times	80	22.9
Five or more times	91	26.0
Birth spacing (n = 166)
Ideal	70	42.2
Not ideal (less than 3 years)	96	57.8
Number of deliveries (n = 350)
Nil or once	39	11.1
Twice	78	22.3
Thrice	83	23.7
Four times	72	20.6
Five or more times	78	22.3
Place of delivery (n = 278)
Home	162	58.3
Government hospital	90	32.4
Private hospital	19	6.8
Health center	6	2.2
Private clinics	1	0.3
Mode of delivery (n = 330)
Vaginal	296	89.7
Lower segment caesarian section	34	10.3
Personnel conducting delivery (n = 127)
Obstetrician	84	66.1
Relatives	30	23.7
Staff nurse	6	4.7
Trained TBAa	5	3.9
Untrained TBA	2	1.6
Menopausal status (n = 340)
Attained	267	78.5
Not attained	73	21.5
Age at menopause (n = 265)
≤35 years	8	3.0
36–44 years	76	28.7
45–49 years	106	40.0
≥50 years	75	28.3

^aTraditional Birth Attendants