Table 5.
Concordance and kappa statistics (κ) for characteristics of Gambian mothers’ and daughters’ circumcisions.
| Characteristic | Mothers’ generation | Daughters’ generation | Concordance (κ)a |
|---|---|---|---|
| Type of circumcision | |||
| Sunna | 38.6% | 44.8% | 92.0% (84.0%) |
| All removed | 43.8 | 39.0 | |
| Unknown | 17.6 | 16.2 | |
| Sealing | |||
| Sealed | 14.7 | 11.8 | 91.4 (60.2) |
| Not sealed | 85.4 | 88.3 | |
| Unknown | 0.2 | – | |
| Location | |||
| Circumciser’s compound | 35.0 | 49.9 | 48.0 (26.6) |
| Own compound | 20.2 | 34.4 | |
| Bush | 42.5 | 13.1 | |
| Other | 2.3 | 2.7 | |
| Circumciser | |||
| Local circumciser | 94.2 | 90.0 | 87.5 (11.7) |
| Other circumciser | 1.9 | 7.6 | |
| Nurse | 3.0 | 1.6 | |
| Other | 0.9 | 1.0 | |
| Celebration | |||
| Celebration | 82.5 | 52.9 | 65.7 (28.7) |
| None | 17.5 | 47.1 | |
a
Pairs in which either mother or daughter’s circumcision type was reported to be “Unknown” were eliminated from the calculation of concordance/kappa statistics.