Table 2.

Age specific prevalence (%) of self-reported FGM among all girls ≤ 12 years old in refugee camps, Jijiga, 2004.

Birth status of the girls	Age group (years)
	1–2	3–4	5–6	7–8	9–10	11–12	Total
Second from the last (older)
FGM, n (%)	0	0	8 (29.6)	21 (53.8)	29 (78.4)	39 (95.0)	97 (54.5)
Sub-total, n	12	23	27	39	37	40	178
Last girl (younger)
FGM, n (%)	0	1 (3.4)	1 (4.8)	11 (47.8)	10 (76.9)	2 (100.0)	25 (22.7)
Sub-total, n	22	29	21	23	13	2	110
Both girls
FGM, n (%)	0	1 (1.9)	9 (18.8)	32 (51.6)	39 (78.0)	41 (95.2)	122 (42.4)
Total, n	34	52	48	62	50	42	288