Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics and the FGM status of the study participants
Characteristic | Mutilated | Not mutilated | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | |
Age (years) | ||||||
18–29 | 6 | 35.3 | 11 | 64.7 | 17 | 33.3 |
30–44 | 15 | 65.2 | 8 | 34.8 | 23 | 45.1 |
≥ 45 | 8 | 72.7 | 3 | 27.3 | 11 | 21.6 |
Education level | ||||||
Illiterate | 12 | 63.2 | 7 | 36.8 | 19 | 37.2 |
Primary school | 8 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 15.7 |
Secondary school | 5 | 50 | 5 | 50 | 10 | 19.6 |
College | 4 | 28.6 | 10 | 71.4 | 14 | 27.5 |
Marital status | ||||||
Married | 23 | 60.5 | 15 | 39.5 | 38 | 74.5 |
Single | 6 | 46.2 | 7 | 53.8 | 13 | 25.5 |
Residence | ||||||
Erbil city | 13 | 76.5 | 4 | 23.5 | 17 | 33.3 |
Outside Erbil city | 16 | 47.1 | 18 | 52.9 | 34 | 66.7 |
Employment status | ||||||
Employed | 5 | 35.7 | 9 | 64.3 | 14 | 27.5 |
Not employed | 24 | 64.9 | 13 | 35.1 | 37 | 72.5 |
Total | 29 | 56.9 | 22 | 43.1 | 51 | 100 |