Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of study participants
Variable | Frequency | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
(n) | (%) | |
Individual level factors | ||
Labour force participation | ||
Yes | 5,146 | 80.5 |
No | 1249 | 19.5 |
Wife beating acceptance | ||
Low | 2,066 | 32.3 |
Medium | 2,519 | 39.4 |
High | 1,810 | 28.3 |
Women’s knowledge level | ||
Low | 2,297 | 35.9 |
Medium | 2,151 | 33.6 |
High | 1,946 | 30.4 |
Decision making power | ||
Low | 2155 | 33.7 |
Medium | 2277 | 35.6 |
High | 1963 | 30.7 |
Age | ||
15–19 | 187 | 2.9 |
20–24 | 775 | 12.1 |
25–29 | 1,448 | 22.7 |
30–34 | 1,417 | 22.2 |
35–39 | 1,350 | 21.1 |
40–44 | 680 | 10.6 |
45–49 | 537 | 8.4 |
Wealth index | ||
Poorest | 1,469 | 23.0 |
Poorer | 1,428 | 22.3 |
Middle | 1,406 | 22.0 |
Richer | 1,194 | 18.7 |
Richest | 898 | 14.0 |
Partner’s education | ||
No education | 4,212 | 67.0 |
Primary | 562 | 8.9 |
Secondary + | 1,517 | 24.1 |
Circumcised | ||
No | 153 | 2.4 |
Yes | 6,242 | 97.6 |
Contextual level | ||
Social acceptance of FGM/C | ||
No | 2,259 | 35.3 |
Yes | 4,136 | 64.7 |
Required by religion | ||
No | 2,366 | 37.0 |
Yes | 4,028 | 63.0 |
Family head | ||
Male | 5,066 | 79.2 |
Female | 1,329 | 20.8 |
Region | ||
Eastern | 1,672 | 26.2 |
Northern | 2,513 | 39.3 |
Southern | 1,488 | 23.3 |
Western | 722 | 11.3 |
Residence | ||
Urban | 1,545 | 24.2 |
Rural | 4,850 | 75.8 |