Table 4. Long-term maternal complications (sexual dysfunction, urinary incontinence, and depression) by type of delivery. Sergipe, Brazil, June 2015 to April 2016.
| Variable | Sexual dysfunction (IFSF < 26.5) | Urinary incontinence | Postdelivery depression (EDPS . 10) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n (%) | RR (95%CI) | p | n (%) | RR (95%CI) | p | n (%) | RR (95%CI) | p | |
| Global | |||||||||
| Intrapartum C-section | 18 (54.5) | 1.68 (1.14.2.48) | 0.027 | 8 (18.6) | 1.49 (0.71.3.11) | 0.324 | 7 (17.9) | 0.84 (0.41.1.75) | 0.827 |
| Elective C-section | 34 (40) | 1.23 (0.87.1.74) | 0.259 | 7 (7.4) | 0.59 (0.26.1.33) | 0.222 | 14 (15.6) | 0.73 (0.42.1.28) | 0.322 |
| Normal | 49 (32.5) | 1 | 22 (12.5) | 1 | 36 (21.3) | 1 | |||
| Public low-risk | |||||||||
| Intrapartum C-section | 5 (31.3) | 0.99 (0.45.2.16) | 1.000 | 3 (14.3) | 1.17 (0.37.4.61) | 0.727 | 3 (15.) | 0.81 (0.26.2.45) | 1.000 |
| Elective C-section | 14 (45.2) | 1.43 (0.88.2.32) | 0.197 | 2 (5.4) | 0.44 (0.11.1.86) | 0.360 | 6 (16.7) | 0.90 (0.39.2.05) | 1.000 |
| Normal | 31 (31.6) | 1 | 14 (12.2) | 1 | 21 (18.6) | 1 | |||
| Private low-risk | |||||||||
| Intrapartum C-section | 5 (71.4) | 2.62 (0.90.7.66) | 0.145 | 0 (0) | a | 1.000 | 0 (0) | a | 0.515 |
| Elective C-section | 8 (42.1) | 1.54 (0.51.4.64) | 0.466 | 1 (5.0) | 0.50 (0.03.7.19) | 1.000 | 1 (5.6) | 0.31 (0.03.2.99) | 0.539 |
| Normal | 3 (27.3) | 1 | 1 (10) | 1 | 2 (18.2) | 1 | |||
| Public high-risk | |||||||||
| Intrapartum C-section | 7 (77.8) | 2.19 (1.27.3.72) | 0.029 | 4 (33.3) | 2.38 (0.83.6.83) | 0.200 | 3 (30) | 1.01 (0.35.2.90) | 1.000 |
| Elective C-section | 11 (40.7) | 1.14 (0.62.2.10) | 0.800 | 3 (10.0) | 0.71 (0.20.2.55) | 0.736 | 5 (16.7) | 0.56 (0.22.1.42) | 0.273 |
| Normal | 15 (35.7) | 1 | 7 (14.0) | 1 | 13 (29.5) | 1 | |||
| Private high-risk | |||||||||
| Intrapartum C-section | 1 (100) | a | 1 (33.3) | a | 1.000 | 1 (33.3) | a | 1.000 | |
| Elective C-section | 1 (12.5) | a | 1 (12.5) | a | 1.000 | 2 (33.3) | a | 1.000 | |
| Normal | 0 (0) | a | 0 (0) | 1 | 0 (0) | a | |||
RR: relative risk; p-value: Fisher's exact test; IFSF: por extenso; EDPS: por extenso
a
Relative risk was not evaluated by numerical issues