Table 2 Prevalence of FGM/C and related factors among participants and their daughters (the numerals indicate the number of participants who gave that response)
Variable | Subcategory | Number(N) | Percentage (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
Women Circumcision status | No | 487 | 58.6 |
Yes | 344 | 41.4 | |
Total | 831 | 100.0 | |
Type of circumcision among women respondentn = 344 | Minimal (Type I) | 216 | 62.8 |
Moderate (Type II) | 57 | 16.6 | |
Major - Pharaonic (Type III) | 17 | 5 | |
Don’t know | 5 | 1.4 | |
N/A (didn’t want to answer) | 49 | 14.2 | |
Daughters’ Circumcised,n = 831 | N/A (didn’t want to answer) | 498 | 59.9 |
No | 219 | 26.4 | |
Yes | 114 | 13.7 | |
Total | 831 | 100 | |
Daughters’ Type of Circumcision,n = 114 | Minimal (Type I) | 93 | 81.6 |
Moderate (Type II) | 21 | 18.4 | |
Major - Pharaonic (Type III) | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 114 | 100.0 |