Table 1.

Characteristics of study Participants

Variable		Frequency (n)	Percent (%)
Hospital Treated (N = 60)	Gynocare	19	31.7
	Kenyatta National Hospital	18	30.0
	Kisii Level 5 Hospital	23	38.3
Age in Years at time of study (N = 60) Mean 33.24 Median 30.0 Mode 28 Range 45 (17–62)	15–19	7	11.9
	20–24	6	10.2
	25–29	15	25.4
	30–34	10	16.9
	35–39	5	8.5
	40–44	5	8.5
	45–49	2	3.4
	50–54	6	10.2
	55–59	2	3.4
	60–64	1	1.7
	Not determined	1	–
Age in years at onset of fistula (N = 60) Mean 21.9 Median 22 Mode 19 Range 25 (11–36)	10–14	8	13.6
	15–19	18	30.5
	20–24	13	22.0
	25–29	14	23.7
	30–34	3	5.1
	35–39	3	5.1
	Not determined	1
Level of Education (N = 60)	None	8	13.3
	Primary 1–4	4	6.7
	Primary 5–8	31	51.7
	Secondary	13	21.7
	College	4	6.7
No. of Surviving children (N = 60)	0	19	31.7
Mean 1.95 Median 1.00 Mode 0 Range 7	1	14	23.3
	2	9	15.0
	3	5	8.3
	4	5	8.3
	5	2	3.3
	6	2	3.3
	7	4	6.7
Order of pregnancy when fistula occurred (N = 60)	1st	26	44.1
	2nd	16	27.1
	3rd	6	10.2
	4th	5	8.5
	5th	3	5.1
	6th	1	1.7
	7th	2	3.4
Total Hospital Visits before surgery (N = 60) Mean 4.4 Median 4 Mode 4 Range 8 (1–9)	1	2	3.4
	2	8	13.6
	3	8	13.6
	4	16	27.1
	5	12	20.3
	6	3	5.1
	7	5	8.5
	8	2	3.4
	9	3	5.1
Total No. of Surgeries (N = 60) Mean 1.71 Median 1 Mode 1 Range 5	1	34	57.6
	2	11	18.6
	3	6	10.2
	4	3	5.1
	5	4	6.8
	6	1	1.7
Ever had fistula surgery prior to this one? (N = 60)	Yes	24	40.7
	No	36	59.3
Where did you deliver the baby? (N = 60)	Home	11	18.3
	TBA (Traditional Birth attendant)	2	3.3
	Hospital	47	78.3

Time in years lived with fistula Mean 9.6 Median 4.9 Mode 4.0 Range 38.8 (0.17–39.08)