Table 7.
Intention to prevent FGM and CM, PMC-E evaluation study, target districts, May 2025 (N = 403: exposed = 205, non-exposed = 198)
| Item | Response | Non-exposed (n = 198) | Exposed n = 205 | Statistics | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FGM-related items | Freq | % | Freq | % | ||
| Expect daughter will not be circumcised | Disagree | 20 | 10.4 | 22 | 11.0 | χ² = 7.846, p = 0.097 |
| Agree | 172 | 89.6 | 177 | 89.0 | ||
| Resist FGM under pressure | Disagree | 25 | 13.2 | 21 | 10.7 | χ² = 8.337, p = 0.080 |
| Agree | 165 | 86.8 | 175 | 89.3 | ||
| Would refuse FGM invitation/request | Disagree | 16 | 8.4 | 19 | 9.7 | χ² = 10.902,p = 0.028 |
| Agree | 174 | 91.6 | 177 | 90.3 | ||
| Have taken steps to prevent FGM | Disagree | 55 | 29.6 | 30 | 15.7 | χ² = 15.663,p = 0.004 |
| Agree | 131 | 70.4 | 161 | 84.3 | ||
| Intend to circumcise daughter in the future | No | 189 | 95.9 | 204 | 99.5 | χ² = 9.417,p = 0.009 |
| Yes | 8 | 4.1 | 1 | 0.5 | ||
| CM-related items | ||||||
| Expect daughter will not marry before age 18 | Disagree | 22 | 11.2 | 8 | 3.9 | χ² = 15.497,p = 0.004 |
| Agree | 175 | 88.8 | 197 | 96.1 | ||
| Resist early marriage pressure | Disagree | 29 | 14.7 | 12 | 5.9 | χ² = 11.719,p = 0.008 |
| Agree | 168 | 85.3 | 193 | 94.1 | ||
| Would reject early marriage proposals | Disagree | 13 | 6.6 | 4 | 2.0 | χ² = 9.682,p = 0.046 |
| Agree | 184 | 93.4 | 201 | 98.0 | ||
| Plan to delay daughter’s marriage | Disagree | 20 | 10.2 | 8 | 3.9 | χ² = 9.799,p = 0.020 |
| Agree | 176 | 89.8 | 197 | 96.1 | ||
| Intend to marry daughter off before age18 | No | 184 | 93.4 | 203 | 99.0 | χ² = 9.141,p = 0.010 |
| Yes | 13 | 6.6 | 2 | 1.0 | ||
“Not sure” responses were merged with “Agree” for pro-FGM/CM statements and with “Disagree” for anti-FGM/CM statements
Abbreviations: CM Child marriage, FGM Female genital mutilation, Freq Frequency, PMC-E Population Media Center-Ethiopia
Bold indicates those variables associated at p-value <0.05