Table 4 Predictors of practicing and medicalization of FGM, EHIS, 2015

Residence

Urban

Ref

Ref

Rural

2.65 (1.31–6.22)*

0.35 (0.02–4.33)

Region

Frontier governorates

Ref

Ref

Urban governorates

0.58 (0.34–0.99)*

2.44 (0.72–8.31)

Lower Egypt Urban

0.45 (0.25–0.81)*

2.61 (0.67–10.01)

Lower Egypt Rural

1.96 (0.91–4.27)

1.23 (0.12–10.08)

Upper Egypt Urban

1.49 (0.88–2.52)

2.08 (0.72–6.05)

Upper Egypt Rural

4.55 (2.12–9.77)***

0.68 (0.07–6.67)

Wealth Index

Richest

Ref

Ref

Poorest

4.20 (2.46–7.16)***

0.34 (0.13–0.83)**

Poorer

2.24 (1.29–3.88)**

0.46 (0.18–1.16)

Middle

2.85 (1.67–4.86)***

0.42 (0.15–1.11)

Richer

1.94 (1.33–2.81)***

1.07 (0.61–1.89)

Mothers; education

Secondary and above

Ref

Ref

Below secondary

1.00 (0.74–1.35)

0.69 (0.43–1.10)

Fathers’ education

Secondary and above

Ref

Ref

Below secondary

0.97 (0.71–1.33)

0.58 (0.34–0.98)*

Mothers attitude supporting the practice of FGM

1.97 (1.85–2.11)***

0.97 (0.86–1.09)

Fathers attitude supporting the practice of FGM

1.27 (1.20–1.35)***

1.10 (0.97–1.25)

Fathers’ decision making

0.97 (0.89–1.04)

Mothers’ attitude against violence

0.93 (0.84–1.05)

Fathers attitude against violence

0.89 (0.80–0.89)*

1.25 (1.08–1.45)**