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. 2013 Jul 10;2013:643780. doi: 10.1155/2013/643780

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Q13. Do you think men have a role to play in preventing FGM/C?a Q15. If you have a daughter in the future, do you intend to circumcise her?a Q16. Do you think that the practice of FGM/C should continue?a
n % (95% CI) n % (95% CI) n % (95% CI)
Total 510 51.6 583 60.9 605 61.8
Occupation
 Agriculture, livestock, and fishery sector 252 51.2 (46.7; 55.7) 275 56.7 (52.2; 61.2) 284 58.4 (54.0; 62.9)
 Services sector 95 47.7 (40.5; 54.9) 130 68.8 (61.9; 75.7) 137 69.2 (62.5; 75.9)
 Health professionals 38 57.6 (44.9; 70.3) 38 63.3 (50.3; 76.4) 38 59.4 (46.6; 72.2)
 Education professionals 48 65.3 (53.9; 76.8) 44 59.5 (47.6; 71.3) 45 60.8 (49.0; 72.6)
 Students 30 41.1 (29.1; 53.1) 40 55.6 (43.4; 67.7) 43 58.9 (46.9; 70.9)
P = 0.05 P = 0.019 P = 0.055

Age
 16–30 years 192 47.3 (42.3; 52.3) 253 63.4 (58.6; 68.3) 262 65.0 (60.2; 69.8)
 31–45 years 218 56.3 (51.3; 61.4) 214 57.1 (51.9; 62.2) 215 56.3 (51.2; 61.4)
 46–60 years 70 51.1 (42.4; 59.8) 78 62.4 (53.5; 71.3) 89 66.4 (58.0; 74.8)
 +60 years 30 50.8 (37.2; 64.5) 38 64.4 (51.3; 77.5) 39 66.1 (53.2; 79.0)
P = 0.089 P = 0.286 P = 0.039

Ethnic group
 Mandinka 151 37.5 (32.6; 42.3) 342 88.4 (85.0; 91.7) 345 87.1 (83.7; 90.6)
 Wolof 163 83.6 (78.1; 89.0) 10 5.2 (1.8; 8.6) 18 9.2 (4.9; 13.6)
 Fula 73 42.7 (35.0; 50.4) 121 72.0 (64.9; 79.1) 129 76.3 (69.6; 83.0)
 Serahule 5 41.7 (15.2; 72.3) 8 66.7 (34.9; 90.1) 7 63.6 (30.8; 89.1)
 Djola 34 35.8 (25.6; 46.0) 76 84.4 (76.4; 92.5) 78 83.0 (74.8; 91.1)
 Serer 46 80.7 (69.6; 91.8) 9 16.4 (5.7; 27.1) 12 21.1 (9.6; 32.5)
P < 0.0001 P < 0.0001 P < 0.0001

Religion
 Muslim 445 49.7 (46.3; 53.0) 554 63.7 (60.4; 66.9) 574 64.6 (61.4; 67.8)
 Christian 25 75.6 (59.6; 91.9) 5 15.6 (5.3; 32.8) 6 18.2 (7.0; 35.5)
P = 0.003 P < 0.0001 P < 0.0001

Marital status
 Married 360 51.7 (47.9; 55.4) 408 60.8 (57.0; 64.6) 419 61.0 (57.3; 64.7)
 Single 124 51.7 (45.1; 58.2) 143 60.3 (53.9; 66.8) 152 63.3 (57.0; 69.6)
P = 0.996 P = 0.899 P = 0.520

aTo allow a better understanding of the results, the table only presents the percentage of men who answered “yes” to the question.