Table 5 Association between FGM/C and educational level, employment status, and nationality
Educational level n (%) | p-valuea | ||||||
Illiterate | Primary School | Secondary School | University | ||||
Women Circumcision status | Yes | 7 (70.0%) | 29 (69.0%) | 92 (48.9%) | 212 (36.2%) | <0.001 | |
No | 3 (30.0%) | 13 (31.0%) | 96 (51.1%) | 373 (63.8%) | |||
Employment statusn(%) | |||||||
Employed | House wife | Unemployed | Student | ||||
Women Circumcision status | Yes | 130 (46.9%) | 88 (58.3%) | 33 (56.9%) | 89 (26.3%) | <0.001 | |
No | 147 (53.1%) | 63 (41.7%) | 25 (43.1%) | 250 (73.7%) | |||
Origin, nationality: grouped by regionn(%) | |||||||
UAE | GCC | Arab country | African country | Asian country | |||
Women Circumcision status | Yes | 279 (51.9%) | 12 (54.5%) | 15 (10.1%) | 32 (40.5%) | 5 (16.1%) | <0.001 |
No | 259 (48.1%) | 10 (45.5%) | 133 (89.9%) | 47 (59.5%) | 26 (83.9%) | ||