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Table 2 Comparison of the prevalence of FGM in Iraqi Kurdistan Region by different variables between 2011 and 2018

From: Changes in the prevalence and trends of female genital mutilation in Iraqi Kurdistan Region between 2011 and 2018

Variable

Sample size and prevalence of characteristic

FGM

2011

2018

P value

2011

2018

Relative change in %a

No

%

No

%

No

% (95% CI)

No

% (95% CI)

Age

          

15–19

2176

(19.1)

523

(16.8)

< 0.001

807

37.1 (35.1–39.1)

118

22.6 (19.0–26.1)

− 39.2

20–24

2228

(19.6)

508

(16.3)

 

977

43.9 (41.8–45.9)

127

25.0 (21.2–28.8)

− 43

25–29

1977

(17.4)

469

(15.0)

 

1011

51.1 (48.9–53.3)

159

33.9 (29.6–38.2)

− 33.7

30–34

1634

(14.4)

513

(16.5)

 

906

55.4 (53.0–57.9)

192

37.4 (33.2–41.6)

− 32.5

35–39

1493

(13.1)

435

(14.0)

 

839

56.2 (53.7–58.7)

174

40.0 (35.4–44.6)

− 28.8

40–44

1090

(9.6)

385

(12.4)

 

650

59.6 (56.7–62.5)

182

47.3 (42.3–52.3)

− 20.7

45–49

786

(6.9)

284

(9.1)

 

503

64.0 (60.6–67.4)

141

49.6 (43.8–55.5)

− 22.4

Education

          

None

3353

(29.5)

489

(15.7)

< 0.001

2079

62.0 (60.4–63.6)

243

49.7 (45.3–54.1)

− 19.9

Primary

3919

(34.4)

841

(27.0)

 

2031

51.8 (50.3–53.4)

382

45.4 (42.1–48.8)

− 12.4

Secondary + 

4112

(36.1)

1787

(57.3)

 

1583

38.5 (37.0–40.0)

468

26.2 (24.2–28.2)

− 32

Wealth index quintiles

          

Poorest

3276

(28.8)

91

(2.9)

< 0.001

2000

61.1 (59.4–62.7)

34

37.4 (27.4–47.3)

− 38.8

Second

3071

(27.0)

100

(3.2)

 

1603

52.2 (50.4–54.0)

38

38.0 (28.5–47.5)

− 27.2

Middle

2440

(21.4)

191

(6.1)

 

1171

48.0 (46.0–50.0)

83

43.5 (36.4–50.5)

− 9.5

Fourth

1541

(13.5)

450

(14.4)

 

608

39.5 (37.0–41.9)

165

36.7 (32.2–41.1)

− 7.1

Richest

1056

(9.3)

2285

(73.3)

 

311

29.5 (26.7–32.2)

773

33.8 (31.9–35.8)

14.9

Area

          

Urban

7548

(66.3)

2577

(82.7)

< 0.001

3662

48.5 (47.4–49.6)

908

35.2 (33.4–37.1)

− 27.4

Rural

3836

(33.7)

540

(17.3)

 

2031

52.9 (51.4–54.5)

185

34.3 (30.3–38.3)

− 35.3

  1. a(FGM prevalence in 2018 − FGM prevalence in 2011)/FGM prevalence in 2011