Table 5 Adjusted odd ratios of factors associated with FGC among mothers, daughters and opinion about discontinuation of FGC

Cohort

 1959–1963

3.1(2.70–3.62)*

6.9(4.85–13.71)*

1.2(0.92–1.66)

 1964–1968

2.4(2.10–2.72)*

2.2(1.61–3.01)*

1.2(0.90–1.56)

 1969–1973

2.1(1.78–2.38)*

3.1(2.23–4.29)*

1.3(0.97–1.75)

 1974–1978

1.6(1.41–1.89)*

4.3(3.12–5.88)*

1.3(0.96–1.71)

 1979–1983

1.3(1.16–1.54)*

5.7(4.17–7.79)*

1.1(0.81–1.43)

 1984–1988

1.2(1.02–1.35)***

5.8(4.24–7.88)*

0.9(0.75–1.31)

 1989–1993

1.1(0.96–1.26)

4.6(3.36–6.20)*

0.8(0.63–1.09)

 1994–1998

0.9(0.79–1.05)

3.7(2.68–5.01)*

0.7(0.58–1.02)

 1999–2003 (R.C)

1.0

1.0

1.0

Religion

 Christian

1.0

1.0

1.0

 Islam

1.5(1.31–1.67)*

1.5(1.27–1.81)*

0.6(0.51–0.73)*

 Others

1.3(0.97–1.86)*

0.6(0.39–1.03)

0.8(0.48–1.16)

Ethnicity

 Hausa/F

1.0

1.0

1.0

 Igbo

0.8(0.60–0.97)*

0.9(0.58–1.29)

1.3(0.84–1.95)

 Yoruba

2.4(1.97–2.99)*

1.3(0.97–1.74)

0.8(0.57–1.05)

 Others

0.4(0.33–0.47)*

0.5(0.42–0.61)*

1.2(0.97–1.41)

Region

 North Central

1.0

1.0

1.0

 North East

0.2(0.16–0.24)*

3.1(2.36–3.95)*

0.6(0.50–0.81)*

 North West

0.9(0.75–1.06)

3.4(2.64–4.40)*

0.5(0.35–0.58)*

 South East

3.9(3.24–4.89)*

1.3(0.86–1.92)

1.2(0.80–1.85)

 South South

2.5(2.20–2.94)*

1.1(0.78–1.37)

1.4(1.10–1.89)**

 South West

1.5(1.31–1.79)*

1.2(0.87–1.43)

0.9(0.71–1.18)

Residence

 Urban

1.1(1.05–1.22)*

0.8(0.70–0.89)*

1.0

 Rural

1.0

1.0

0.9(0.87–1.12)

Education

 None

1.8(1.37–2.37)*

1.0

 Primary

1.9(1.42–2.40)*

1.2(1.01–1.38)***

 Secondary

1.7(1.32–2.12)*

1.2(0.97–1.39)

 Higher

1.0

1.9(1.40–2.48)*

Wealth Ind.

 Poorest

1.8(1.46–2.26)*

1.0

 Poorer

1.4(1.12–1.71)**

1.4(1.18–1.59)*

 Middle

1.4(1.14–1.68)**

1.7(1.46–2.05)*

 Richer

1.2(1.04–1.48)***

1.9(1.52–2.24)*

 Richest

1.0

2.1(1.63–2.58)*

Marital Stat.

 Never married

0.7(0.61–1.15

1.3(1.14–1.69)*

 Curr. married

0.9(0.71–1.16)

0.5(0.38–0. 57)*

 Separated/D

1.0

1.0

Partner’s Ed.

 None

1.0

 Primary

1.1(0.93–1.29)

1.4(1.15–1.59)*

 Secondary

1.1(0.93–1.27)

1.3(1.07–1.49)**

 Higher

1.2(0.92–1.38)

1.5(1.22–1.86)*

 Don’t know

1.6(0.97–2.78)

0.6(0.31–0.98)***

CRR

 No

1.0

 Yes

3.2(2.88–3.59)*

0.1(0.07–0.10)*

 Don’t know

0.8(0.45–1.29)

0.8(0.48–1.19)

CSR

 No

1.0

7.9(7.03–9.07)*

 Yes

6.1(2.94–9.39)*

1.0