Table 2: Participants opting for discontinuation of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) by access to information on FGM and beliefs about FGM.

Variables	Number within category a	Opting for discontinuation of FGM number (%)	Adj. Ors 95% C.I.	p-values
Read of FGM in media latest year*** (newspaper, magazine)
Yes	919	491 (53.4%)	0.58 (0.45-0.76)	p<0.001
No	7285	1167 (16.0%)	1.0
Heard of FGM on radio latest year***
Yes	1767	476 (26.9%)
No	6437	1182 (18.4%)
Heard of FGM on TV latest year***
Yes	6893	1555 (22.6%)	0.45 (0.33-0.60)	p<0.001
No	1311	103 (7.9%)	1.0
Heard of FGM on Community meeting latest year***
Yes	165	68 (41.2%)	0.43 (0.27-0.70)	p<0.01
No	8039	1590 (19.8%)	1.0
Heard of FGM on mosque /church latest year***
Yez	348	174 (70.3%)	0.55 (0.39-0.78)	p<0.01
No	7856	1484 (18.9%)	1.0
Discussed FGM latest year*** (with friends/ relatives)
Yes	4811	1061 (22.1%)
No	3392	596 (17.6%)
FGM can lead to girls death***
Agree	2230	1101 (49.4%)	0.33 (0.28-0.40)	p<0.001
Disagree	5150	459 (8.9%)	1.0
FGM causes problems in getting pregnant***
Agree	731	365 (49.9%)	0.72 ( 0.54-0.96)	p<0.001
Disagree	5922	1005 (17.0%)	1.0
FGM makes child birth more difficult***
Agree	589	261 (44.3%)	0.45 ( 0.33-0.62)	p<0.001
Disagree	5724	978 (17.1%)	1.0
FGM prevents adultery***
Agree	3799	291 (7.7%)	4.00 (3.26-4.88)	p<0.001
Disagree	2661	1033 (38.8%)	1.0
FGM lessens sexual satisfaction***
Agree	2608	899 (34.5%)	0.58 (0.47-0.72)	p<0.001
Disagree	3106	393 (12.7%)	1.0
FGM important part of religion***
Agree	5858	399 (6.8%)	12.11 (9.99-14.68)	p<0.001
Disagree>	1584	1110 (70.1%)	1.0
Husbands prefers circumcised woman***
Agree	5397	341 (6.3%)	5.80 (4.74-7.09)	p<0.001
Disagree	1648	933 (56.6%)	1.0

*** Chi-square test: Statistically significantly associated with discontinuation of FGM at p<0.001. Reference categories are denoted by 1.0