Table 4.
Most important motives associated with supporting the continuation of pricking (n = 617)
| All | Men | Women | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| aOR | 95% CI | aOR | 95% CI | aOR | 95% CI | |
| Accepted by religion | ||||||
| Nothing | 1.00 | Ref. | 1.00 | Ref. | 1.00 | Ref. |
| Pricking | 10.59** | 5.44–20.62 | 9.18** | 3.51–24.03 | 12.19** | 4.52–32.87 |
| FGC excl. pricking | 33.48** | 15.56–72.03 | 39.06** | 12.34–123.65 | 38.44** | 11.44–129.18 |
| Violation of children’s rights | ||||||
| All forms of FGC | 1.00 | Ref. | 1.00 | Ref. | – | – |
| FGC excl. pricking | 2.86** | 1.46–5.61 | 5.19** | 2.09–12.87 | – | – |
| Never | 0.13 | 0.01–1.07 | – | – | – | – |
| Long-term health complications | ||||||
| All forms of FGC | 1.00 | Ref. | – | – | 1.00 | Ref. |
| FGC excl. pricking | 5.52** | 2.25–13.52 | – | – | 29.37** | 3.47–248.81 |
| Never | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Definition of FGC | ||||||
| All forms of FGC | – | – | 1.00 | Ref. | – | – |
| FGC excl. pricking | – | – | 3.36** | 1.35–8.36 | – | – |
| Needed for respectability | ||||||
| Nothing | – | – | – | – | 1.00 | Ref. |
| Pricking | – | – | – | – | 4.28* | 1.10–16.61 |
| FGC excl. pricking | – | – | – | – | 2.79* | 1.03–7.59 |
CI confidence interval, aOR adjusted odds ratio, Ref. referent category
*p < 0.05, **p < 0.01
Included in the forward stepwise logistic regression were variables measuring attitudes and knowledge of FGC in regard to: accepted by religion, violation of children’s rights, health complications, definition, respectability, and legal in Sweden