Table 1 The proportional distribution of socio-demographic characteristics among women of reproductive age (n = 324)
Items | n(%) |
|---|---|
Age group | |
 18–35 | 244 (75.5) |
 36–49 | 80 (34.5) |
Marital status | |
 Single | 102 (31.5) |
 Married | 132 (40.7) |
 Cohabiting | 69 (21.3) |
 Divorce | 21 (6.5) |
Educational level | |
 Primary | 134 (41.4) |
 Secondary | 96 (29.6) |
 Collage and above | 36 (11.1) |
 Never gone to school | 58 (17.9) |
Occupation | |
 Employed | 80 (14.7) |
 Housewives | 129 (39.8) |
 Self-employed | 115 (35.5) |
Types of family | |
 Nuclear | 126 (38.9) |
 Extended family | 198 (61.1) |
Head of the family | |
 Father | 164 (50.6) |
 Mother | 96 (29.6) |
 Father and mother | 48 (14.9) |
 Others | 16 (4.9) |
Religion | |
 Christian | 196 (60.5) |
 Muslims | 128 (39.5) |
Owned a television | |
 Yes | 144 (44.4) |
 No | 180 (55.6) |
Use of social networking | |
 Yes | 152 (49.9) |
 No | 172 (53.1) |
Family income | |
 Over 1USD | 86 (26.5) |
 Under 1USD | 238 (73.5) |
Sources of information | Â |
Have you ever heard information about FGM | |
 Yes | 245 (75.6) |
 No | 79 (24.4) |
Do you have right to be mutilated | |
 Yes | 160 (49.4) |
 No | 102 (31.5) |
 Not sure | 62 (19.1) |
Do you know people are performing FGM? | |
 Yes | 183 (56.5) |
 No | 141 (43.5) |
Does your religion allows | |
 Yes | 164 (50.6) |
 No | 160 (49.4) |