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Table 2 Regression Analysis Results for Circumcision Status Across the two Study Districts

From: Prevalence and factors associated with female genital mutilation among women of reproductive age in the Bawku municipality and Pusiga District of northern Ghana

Characteristic

OR

(95% CI)

AOR

(95% Cl)

Geographical Location

 Bawku (r)

1

 

1

 

 Pusiga

1.46

1.10–1.93**

1.66

1.16–2.38**

Age-group

 15–24 (r)

1

 

1

 

 25–34

2.60

1.85–3.66***

1.24

0.82–1.88

 35–49

9.84

6.50–14.91***

4.24

2.62–6.85***

Religion

 Other religions (r)

1

 

1

 

 Islam

1.33

0.87–2.04

1.45

0.73–2.91

Father’s Religion

 Other religions (r)

1

 

1

 

 Islam

0.34

0.18–0.63***

0.96

0.33–1.73

Mother’s Religion

 Other religions (r)

    

 Islam

0.82

0.57–1.18

0.99

0.43–2.27

Ethnicity

 Kusassi (r)

1

   

 Busanga

1.09

0.77–1.55

1.16

0.73–1.83

 Moshie

1.02

0.58–1.80

1.18

0.58–2.38

 Other

0.85

0.49–1.45

0.77

0.39–1.54

Woman’s education

 None

6.81

3.85–12.02***

2.78

1.43–5.43**

 Primary

3.40

1.81–6.37***

2.10

1.03–4.31*

 Middle/JHS

0.99

0.53–1.85

1.26

0.62–2.58

 Secondary/SSS/SHS+ (r)

1

 

1

 

Marital Status

 Divorced/widowed/never married (r)

1

 

1

 

 Married

6.68

4.81–9.28***

3.82

2.53–5.76***

Wealth index

    

 Poor (r)

1

 

1

 

 Middle

1.12

0.80–1.59

0.98

0.64–1.48

 Rich

1.42

1.01–2.01* 1.21

0.80–1.85

  1. Bold values are significant (*p < 0.05; **p < 0.01; ***p < 0.001). AOR adjusted odds ratio, CI confidence interval, JHS junior high school, JSS junior secondary school, O.R odds ratio, SHS senior high school, SSS: senior secondary school