Variable Categories of variables with their codes
Age at first marriage    0=≥15, 1 =16-19, 2 =≥20 years
Age at occurrence of VVF 0 = ≤20, 1 =21-29, 2 = ≥30 years
Weight of patient at arrival in MHFC  0 =<50,1 = ≥50kg
Parity   0 =primipara,1 =multipara,2 =Grandmultipara,3 =Nulipara
Educational status 0 = illiterate, 1 =literate
Marital status 0 =single,1 =married,2 =divorced,3 =widowed, 4 =separated
Accompanying person 0 =self,1 =husband,2 =relatives,3 =husband and relatives, 4 =others
Antenatal care 0 =yes, 1 =no
Place of delivery 0 =home, 1 =health institution,2 =other
Mode of delivery 0=vaginal, 1=others
Duration of incontinence 0 = ≤3, 1 =4-6, 2 =≥7 month
Duration of labor 0 =≤2, 1 =3,2 = ≥4 day
Fetal outcome 0 =still birth, 1 =alive,2 = early neonatal, 3 = dead
Width of fistula hole 0 = ≤2, 1 =3-5, 2 =>5cm
Length of fistula hole 0 = ≤2, 1 = 3-5,2 = >5cm
Status of urethra 0 =intact, 1 =partially damaged, 2 =complete destructed)
Bladder size 0 =none, 1 =small, 2 =fair, 3 =good, 4 =no information)
Table 1: List of independent variables considered for the study.