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Table 1 General characteristics of study participants in Degadamot district

From: Knowledge, attitude, practice, and predictors of female genital mutilation in Degadamot district, Amhara regional state, Northwest Ethiopia, 2018

Variable

Frequency

Percentage (%)

Age in years

 15–24

17

5.2

 25–34

176

54.2

  ≥ 35

132

40.6

Marital status

 Married

245

75.4

 Divorce

43

13.2

 Widowed

37

11.4

Income level

  < 300 birr

177

54.5

  ≥ 300 birr

148

45.5

Educational status

 Cannot read and write

230

70.8

 Can read and write (without formal education)

60

18.5

 Completed primarily education

31

9.5

 Completed from 9th−12th

4

1.2

Occupational status

 Farmer

320

98.5

 Merchant

5

1.5

Religion

 Orthodox Christian

325

100

Ethnicity

 Amhara

325

100