Childbirth-Associated Fistula and Perineal Tears Repaired on Outreach Campaigns in Remote Democratic Republic of Congo

Figures & data

Figure 1 Type and cause of childbirth-associated incontinence.

Note: *P-value < 0.001.

Table 1 Characteristics of Surgical Repairs and Outcomes

	Type of Repair				P-value	Total N (% of 478)
	VVF N (% of 276)	Perineal Tear N (% of 148)	RVF N (% of 51)	VVF and RVF N (% of 3)
Difficulty
Simple	107 (38.6)	122 (82.4)	32 (62.7)	–	<0.0001	261 (54.6)
Moderate	110 (39.7)	22 (14.9)	14 (27.5)	1 (33.3)		147 (30.8)
Complex	59 (21.4)	4 (2.7)	5 (9.8)	2 (66.6)		70 (14.6)
Outcome
Successful: dry	227 (82.2)	148 (100.0)	44 (86.3)	3 (100.0)	<0.0001	422 (88.3)
Unsuccessful	49 (17.8)	–	7 (13.7)	–		56 (11.7)
Total Operable Cases	276 (100.0)	148 (100.0)	51 (100.0)	3 (100.0)		478 (100.0)

Note: Although there were 481 participants, 3 cases were deemed inoperable, N = 478.