Comparison of Binary Models for the Associated Factors Affecting Recovery Status of Vesicovaginal Obstetrics Fistula Patients: A Case of Mettu Hamlin Fistula Center, South West Ethiopian
Keywords:
binary data modeling, akaki information criteria, link function, vesicovaginal fistula
Abstract
Back ground Obstetric fistula or vaginal fistula is a medical condition in which a fistula hole develops between either the rectum and vagina or between the bladder and vagina after severe or failed childbirth when adequate medical care is not available It is the most tragic of preventable childbirth complications in the developing world as affected women are often abandoned by their husbands and family and forced to live in shame Objective The main objective the study was to determine an appropriate binary model for the recovery status of the vesicovaginal patients Further more the study explores factors affecting the recovery status of the patients during the time period of the study Methods The study consists of 206 vesicovaginal fistula patients having all required information who were taking treatment at Metu Hamlin Fistula center from November 2010 to June 2014 The chi-square test of association were employed to explore the association between the recovery status and categorical independent variables
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