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Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics and obstetric history in correlation with failure of surgical closure in patients with obstetric rectovaginal fistula in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (N = 268)

From: LUSSY score predictive of failure of surgical closure of obstetric rectovaginal fistula in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Variable

Result of surgical closure of obstetric rectovaginal fistula

Total

(N = 268)

Crude odds ratio [95% confidence interval]

p-value

Failed (n = 33)

Success (n = 235)

Age at closure

       

< 20 years

3

7.50%

37

92.50%

40

1.00

 

20–29 years

13

14.94%

74

85.06%

87

2.17 [0.54–12.51]

0.3879

30–39 years

7

11.48%

54

88.52%

61

1.60 [0.33–10.15]

0.7359

≥ 40 years

10

12.50%

70

87.50%

80

1.76 [0.41–10.52]

0.5402

Residence

       

Rural

27

12.62%

187

87.38%

214

1.15 [0.45–2.95]

1.0000

Urban

6

11.11%

48

88.89%

54

1.00

 

Educational level

       

None

14

10.77%

116

89.23%

130

1.00

 

Primary

11

11.46%

85

88.54%

96

1.07 [0.46–2.48]

1.0000

Secondary

8

19.05%

34

80.95%

42

1.94 [0.75–5.04]

0.2581

Place of delivery

       

Home

17

12.23%

122

87.77%

139

0.98 [0.47–2.04]

1.0000

Health facility

16

12.40%

113

87.60%

129

1.00

 

Parity at closure

       

1

21

12.65%

145

87.35%

166

1.00

 

≥ 2

12

11.76%

90

88.24%

102

0.92 [0.43–1.96]

0.9818

Use of intravaginal indigenous products

       

No

8

5.44%

139

94.56%

147

1.00

 

Yes

25

20.66%

96

79.34%

121

4.52 [1.96–10.45]

0.0003

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