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Table 3 Regression Analysis Results for Circumcision Status in the Bawku Municipal

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)

Age group

 15–24 (r)

1

 

1

 

 25–34

1.84

1.14–2.95**

0.92

0.51–1.58

 35–49

10.8

5.98–19.6***

5.05

2.48–10.30***

Religion

 Christianity (r)

1

 

1

 

 Islam

1.52

0.79–2.92

0.93

0.28–3.11

Father’s Religion

 Other religion (r)

1

 

1

 

 Islam

0.48

0.21–1.12

2.02

0.45–9.05

Mother’s Religion

 Christianity (r)

1

 

1

 

 Islam

0.12

0.64–1.97

0.63

0.15–2.72

Ethnicity

 Kusassi (r)

1

 

1

 

 Mamprusi

1.03

0.63–1.69

1.10

0.55–2.23

 Busanga

0.99

0.40–2.46

1.11

0.36–3.42

 Moshie

1.30

0.30–5.80

3.71

0.65–21.1

Woman’s education

 None

6.57

2.47–17.5***

1.12

0.62–7.28

 Primary

3.18

1.09–9.30*

1.97

0.52–7.34

 Middle/JSS/JHS

0.97

0.34–2.77

0.95

0.26–3.53

 Secondary/SSS/SHS+

1

 

1

 

Marital Status

 Divorced/widowed/never married (r)

1

 

1

 

 Married

7.71

4.80–12.4***

4.83

2.61–8.93***

Wealth index

 Poor (r)

1

 

1

 

 Middle

1.03

0.62–1.71

0.97

0.51–1.81

 Rich

1.60

0.98–2.65

1.78

0.96–3.29

  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