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Table 2 Need for and acceptability of FGM/C training between male and female students

From: The need for and acceptability of a curriculum to train nursing and medical students in the sexual healthcare of clients with female genital mutilation/cutting in Tanzania

Items

Male

N (%)

Female

N (%)

Interest in receiving training

  

 Very interested

219 (80.5)

109 (86.5)

 Interested

45 (16.5)

16 (12.7)

 Neutral

6 (2.2)

1 (0.8)

 Uninterested

2 (0.7)

0 (0)

 Very uninterested

0 (0)

0 (0)

Level of training received before

  

 Well educated

29 (10.7)

5 (4)

 A lot

28 (10.3)

17 (13.5)

 Some

88 (32.3)

44 (34.9)

 A little

68 (25)

28 (22.2)

 None

59 (21.7)

32 (25.4)

Agreement on the acceptability of the curriculum

  

 Strongly agree

206 (75.7)

105 (83.3)

 Agree

59 (21.7)

19 (15.1)

 Neither agree nor disagree

5 (1.8)

0 (0)

 Disagree

1 (0.4)

1 (0.8)

 Strongly disagree

1 (0.4)

1 (0.8)