Table 3 FGC status of female respondents in Somali and Harari regions, eastern Ethiopia
From: Pupil’s perspectives on female genital cutting abandonment in Harari and Somali regions of Ethiopia
Indicators | Total N = 246 | percentage | Regions | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Harari | Somali | |||
Are you circumcised | ||||
Yes | 79 | 32.1 | 21 (15.8%) | 58 (51.3%) |
No | 167 | 67.9 | 112 (84.2%) | 55 (48.7%) |
If Yes who made the decision(N = 79) | ||||
Father | 7 | 8.9 | 4 (19.0%) | 3 (5.2%) |
Mother | 53 | 67.1 | 14 (66.7%) | 39 (67.2%) |
Grand mother | 15 | 19 | 2 (9.5%) | 13 (22.4%) |
I my self | 4 | 5.1 | 1 (4.8%) | 3 (5.2%) |
Does FGC helped you | ||||
Yes | 43 | 54.4 | 6 (28.6%) | 37 (63.8%) |
NO | 18 | 22.8 | 6 (28.6%) | 12 (20.7%) |
I don’t know | 18 | 22.8 | 9 (42.9%) | 9 (15.5%) |