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. 2016 Jan 7;11(1):e0145329. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0145329

Table 4. Factors associated with women’s experience of FGM among reproductive age women in Ethiopia, EDHS 2011.

Variables Unadjusted OR (95%CI) Adjusted OR (95%CI)
Wealth index
        Poorest Reference Reference
        Poorer 1.2(0.94,1.44) 1.2(0.90,1.50)
        Middle 1.1(0.91,1.42) 1.2(0.92,1.59)
        Richer 1.3(1.02,1.65) 1.4(1.03,1.86)*
        Richest 1.2(0.94,1.60) 1.6(1.09,2.28)*
Religion
        Orthodox Reference Reference
        Catholic 0.8(0.47,1.26) 0.8 (0.39,1.76)
        Protestant 0.8(0.63,0.93)* 0.9 (0.69,1.23)
        Muslim 2.7(2.16,3.26)* 3.1(2.36,4.21)***
        Traditional 0.7(0.34,1.45) 0. 5(0.19,1.10)
        Others$ 0.7(0.35,1.26) 0.8(0.30,1.30)
Age of women (years)
        15–19 Reference Reference
        20–24 1.9(1.65,2.22) 1.2(0.94,1.62)
        25–29 2.5(2.15,2.94) 1.5(1.12,1.92)**
        30–34 2.9(2.43,3.50) 1.6(1.23,2.18)**
        35–39 4.3(3.55,5.26) 2.3(1.74,3.14)***
        40–44 5.0(3.96,6.29) 2.9(2.12,4.05)***
        45–49 4.9(3.88,6.23) 2.8(1.99,3.85)***

$ Jehovah, other unclassified

*P<0.05

**p<0.001

***p<0.0001