Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of the participants
From: Women’s perspectives of female genital cutting: Q-methodology
Characteristic | No. | (%) |
|---|---|---|
Age (years) | ||
16-25 | 8 | 27.6 |
26-35 | 12 | 41.4 |
>35 | 9 | 31.0 |
Marital status | ||
Single | 8 | 27.6 |
Married | 21 | 72.4 |
Employment status | ||
Government employee | 15 | 51.7 |
House wife | 5 | 17.2 |
Student | 4 | 13.8 |
Not employed | 5 | 17.2 |
Education level | ||
Illiterate | 3 | 10.3 |
Primary school | 6 | 20.7 |
Secondary school | 6 | 20.7 |
Institute* | 9 | 31.0 |
College** | 5 | 17.2 |
Mother’s education | ||
Illiterate | 22 | 75.9 |
Educated | 7 | 24.1 |
Father’s education | ||
Illiterate | 15 | 51.7 |
Educated | 14 | 48.3 |
Place of birth | ||
Urban | 25 | 86.2 |
Rural | 4 | 13.8 |
FGC status | ||
Yes | 15 | 51.7 |
No | 13 | 44.8 |
Don’t know | 1 | 3.4 |