Survival Modeling on the Determinants of Time to Recovery from Obstetric Fistula: The Case of Mekelle Hamlin Fistula Center, Ethiopia

Table 4

Comparisons of time to recovery for obstetric fistula patients among obstetric and fistula variables using log-rank test at Mekelle Hamlin Fistula Center, January 2015–January 2020.

Variables	Median recovery time	Log-rank test
		Chi-square	Df	value
Antibiotic use
No; Yes	76; 27	178	1	0.000
Physiotherapy use
No; Yes	34; 14	16.94	1	0.000
Parity
Primiparous; Multiparous	84; 28	148.07	1	0.000
Delivery outcome
Stillbirth; Alive birth	76; 28	187.35	1	0.000
Duration of labor
<1 day; 1-2 days; >2 days	24; 45; 86	240.24	1	0.000
Place of delivery
Health institution; Home	24; 56	179.8	3	0.000
Mode of delivery
SVD; CD	32; 33	0.31	1	0.578
Surgery approach
Vaginal; Abdominal	32; 35	0.40	1	0.528
Duration of incontinence
≤ 3 months; > 3 months	27; 76	200.31	1	0.000
Duration of catheterization
≤14 days; >14 days	28; 82	179.85	1	0.000
Fistula type
VVF; RVF	37; 10	138.33	1	0.000
Fistula size
Small; Medium; Large; Extensive	18; 25; 29; 42	117.16	3	0.000