Table 2.

Logistic regression analysis used to identify contributing factors to support for the continuation of FGM, Ethiopia, 2005.

Predictor Variables	Coeff (β)	S.E	Wald	d.f	O.R	(95% C.I )
Partner's age			16.15	5
20–24	0.52	0.51	1.05	1	1.68	0.624	4.51
25–29	0.73	0.50	2.13	1	2.07	0.780	5.48
30–39	0.84	0.49	2.89	1	2.31	0.88	6.09
40–49	0.66	0.49	1.80	1	1.94	0.74	5.13
50 & above	0.58	0.50	1.36	1	1.78	0.67	4.71
Religion			58.87	4
Catholic	−0.66	0.34	3.72	1	0.52	0.26	1.01
Protestant	−0.35	0.09	13.65	1	0.71	0.59	0.85
Muslim	0.30	0.06	20.89	1	1.34	1.18	1.53
Traditional	−0.11	0.23	0.22	1	0.90	0.57	1.41
Residence	0.99	0.11	85.80	1	2.69	2.18	3.31
Education status			51.71	3
Primary education	−0.43	0.09	23.76	1	0.65	0.55	0.77
Secondary education	−1.13	0.20	33.53	1	0.32	0.22	0.47
Higher education	−1.95	0.75	6.79	1	0.14	0.03	0.62
Partner's education			49.61	3
Primary education	−0.44	0.07	37.48	1	0.64	0.56	0.74
Secondary education	−0.55	0.12	19.87	1	0.58	0.45	0.74
Higher education	−1.17	0.40	8.53	1	0.31	0.14	0.68
Knowledge about HIV	−0.50	0.06	71.20	1	0.60	0.54	0.68
Circumcision status	1.32	0.11	142.80	1	3.76	3.03	4.67
Constant	−2.75	0.52	27.97	1	0.06