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Table 4 Regression Analysis Results for Circumcision Status in the Pusiga District

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

3.69

2.23–6.10***

1.97

1.08–3.59*

 35–49

8.89

4.96–15.9***

4.27

2.18–8.33***

Religion

 Other religions (r)

1

 

1

 

 Islam

1.29

0.72–2.30

1.74

0.72–4.18

Father’s Religion

 Other religions (r)

1

 

1

 

 Islam

0.24

0.09–0.66**

0.51

0.18–1.42

Mother’s Religion

 Other religions (r)

1

 

1

 

 Islam

0.71

0.43–1.17

1.20

0.42–3.38

Ethnicity

 Kusassi (r)

1

 

1

 

 Mamprusi

1.35

0.81–2.26

1.29

0.68–2.45

 Busanga

0.99

0.47–2.07

1.21

0.48–3.04

 Moshie

0.71

0.38–1.33

0.66

0.30–1.44

Woman’s education

 None

8.22

4.00–16.9***

3.20

1.40–7.31**

 Primary

3.72

1.71–8.16***

2.02

0.84–4.87

 Middle/JSS/JHS

1.17

0.52–2.64

1.22

0.49–3.02

 Secondary/SSS/SHS + (r)

1

 

1

 

Marital Status

 Divorced/widowed/never married (r)

1

 

1

 

 Married

5.82

3.66–9.25***

2.84

1.59–5.10***

Wealth index

 Poor (r)

1

 

1

 

 Middle

1.37

0.85–2.20

1.09

0.61–1.93

 Rich

1.46

0.87–2.45

0.84

0.45–1.55

  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