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Table 5 Community-level variations in FGM/C intentions

From: Women’s empowerment and female genital mutilation intention for daughters in Sierra Leone: a multilevel analysis

Variable

aOR (95% CrI)

Individual level factors

 

Labour force participation

 

 Yes

2.5** (1.3–4.7)

 No

Ref

Wife beating acceptance

 

 Low

Ref

 Medium

1.8** (1.2–2.6)

 High

2.7*** (1.7–4.5)

Women’s knowledge level

 

 Low

Ref

 Medium

0.7 (0.3–1.6)

 High

0.4*** (0.3–0.7)

Decision making power

 

 Low

Ref

 Medium

0.9 (0.5–1.3)

 High

0.8 (0.5–1.3)

Age

 

 15–19

Ref

 20–24

0.3 (0.1–1.2)

 25–29

0.4 (0.1–1.5)

 30–34

0.3 (0.1–1.3)

 35–39

0.3 (0.1–1.0)

 40–44

0.3 (0.1–1.2)

 45–49

0.2** (0.0–0.6)

Wealth index

 

 Poorest

Ref

 Poorer

0.6 (0.3–1.3)

 Middle

0.6 (0.3–1.3)

 Richer

0.5 (0.3–1.1)

 Richest

0.5 (0.2–1.0)

Partner’s education

 

 No education

Ref

 Primary

0.7 (0.4–1.3)

 Secondary + 

0.5** (0.4–0.8)

Circumcised

 

 No

Ref

 Yes

9.4*** (4.3–20.6)

Contextual level

 

Social acceptance of FGM/C

 

 No

Ref

 Yes

9.9*** (6.7–14.8)

Required by religion

 

 No

Ref

 Yes

8.9*** (6.0–13.3)

Family head

 

 Male

Ref

 Female

0.79 (0.5–1.2)

Residence

 

 Urban

Ref

 Rural

0.7 (0.6–1.8)

Random-effect

 

District level

 

 Variance (95% CrI)

0.2 (0.1–0.4)

 VPC % (95% Crl)

5.4 (1.2–10.2)

 MOR (95% Crl)

1.5 (1.2–1.9)

 Explained variation (%)

76.7

Contextual level

 

 Variance (95% CrI)

0.2 (0.1–0.6)

 VPC % (95% Crl)

11.6 (4.1–23.5)

 MOR (95% CrI)

1.6 (1.3–2.0)

 Explained variation (%)

67.1

Sample size

 

 District level

14

 Contextual level

369

 Individual level

2,399

  1. OR, odds ratios; Crls, credible intervals
  2. *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001