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Table 1 Background characteristics of the study girls, EHIS 2015

From: Effect of parental attitudes on the practice and medicalization of female genital mutilation: a secondary analysis of Egypt Health Issues Survey, 2015

Variables

Circumcised girls (n = 866)

Not circumcised (n = 4406)

N (%)

N (%)

Age

 < 5

60 (2.7)

2139 (97.3)

5- < 11

209 (11.8)

1565 (88.2)

11–14

597 (46.7)

702 (54.0)

Mean ± SD

11.1 ± 2.9

6.21 + 3.72

Place of residence

Urban

308 (13.4)

1982 (86.6)

Rural

558 (18.7)

2424 (81.3)

Region

Urban governorates

61 (7.7)

730 (92.3)

Lower Egypt Urban

32 (5.7)

529 (94.3)

Lower Egypt Rural

148 (11.8)

1111 (88.2)

Upper Egypt Urban

170 (25.9)

487 (74.1)

Upper Egypt Rural

402 (24.8)

1216 (75.2)

Frontier governorates

53 (13.7)

333 (83.6)

Wealth index

Poor

506 (23.1)

1680 (76.9)

Middle

119 (13.9)

737 (86.1)

Rich

241 (10.8)

1989 (89.0)

Mothers' Age

 < 30

119 (6.2)

1796 (93.8)

30- < 40

417 (19.1)

1767 (80.9)

 ≥ 40

298 (29.7)

706 (70.3)

Mean ± SD

37.8 ± 6.94

32.81 + 6.79

Mothers' education

Below secondary

416 (24.1)

1313 (75.9)

Above secondary

418 (12.4)

2956 (87.6)

Fathers' age

 < 30

10 (2.6)

376 (97.4)

30- < 40

123 (8.2)

1370 (91.8)

40- < 45

472(24.7)

1436 (75.3)

Mean ± SD

44.0 ± 6.30

39.21 + 7.53

Fathers' education

Below secondary

196 (19.7)

797 (80.3)

Above secondary

409 (14.6)

2385 (85.4)