Characteristics of women (15–49 year) who had experienced Fistula in the 2018 NDHS data
| Variable | Frequency (%) |
| Age at onset of vaginal fistula symptom (median, Q1–Q3) | 16 (15–20) |
| <15 | 12/50 (24.0) |
| 15–19 | 23/50 (46.0) |
| 20–24 | 10/50 (20.0) |
| >24 | 5/50 (10.0) |
| Time problem occur | |
| After the delivery of a live baby | 35/50 (70.0) |
| After a stillbirth | 5/50 (10.0) |
| Neither | 10/50 (20.0) |
| Risk factor for vaginal fistula | |
| After normal labour/delivery* | 7/40 (17.5) |
| After very difficult labour/delivery* | 33/40 (82.5) |
| Following sexual assault† | 2/10 (20) |
| Others† | 3/10 (30) |
| Onset of vaginal fistula‡ (median, Q1–Q3) | 1 (1–5) |
| 0 | 7/45 (15.5) |
| 1–2 | 20/45 (44.4) |
| 3–4 | 4/45 (9.7) |
| 5–6 | 4/45 (9.7) |
| ≥7 | 10/45 (22.2) |
| Previous vaginal fistula treatment | |
| No | 9/50 (18) |
| Yes | 41/50 (82) |
| Cadre of health worker that offered treatment for vaginal fistula§ | |
| Doctor | 34/41 (82.9) |
| Nurse/midwife | 2/41 (4.9) |
| Community/village health worker | 2/41 (4.9) |
| Other | 3/41 (7.3) |
| Had had surgical fistula repair§ | |
| No | 14/41 (34.2) |
| Yes | 27/41 (65.8) |
| Outcome of vaginal fistula repair§ | |
| Yes, stopped completely | 37/41 (90.2) |
| Not, stopped but reduced | 3/41 (7.3) |
| Not stopped at all | 1/41 (2.4) |
*Asked from participants who experienced fistula from delivery complication (n=40).
†Asked from participants whose fistula experience were not pregnancy related, there were five missing responses (n=10).
‡Asked from participants whose fistula experience were from delivery complication or not, there were five missing responses (n=45).
§Asked from participants who sought treatment for fistula (n=41).
NDHS, Nigerian Demographic Health Survey.