Table 1. Demographic factors and economic status of adolescent (15–19 years) girls who supported continuation of FGM in Egypt (2008), Guinea (2012), Kenya (2008), Mali (2006), Niger (2012), Senegal (2010–11), Sierra Leone (2008).
| Egypt | Guinea | Kenya | Mali | Niger | Senegal | Sierra Leone | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | %
supported |
N | %
supported |
N | %
supported |
N | %
supported |
N | %
supported |
N | %
supported |
N | %
supported |
|
| N=636 | 58.0% | N=1994 | 69.3% | N=1767 | 16.2% | N=2791 | 71.3% | N=1835 | 2.8% | N=3604 | 22.7% | N=1237 | 52% | |
|
Place of residence
Urban Rural |
144 492 |
P=0.005
48% 61% |
883 1109 |
P<0.001
63% 74% |
411 1222 |
P<0.017
12% 17% |
1229 1562 |
P=0.014
69% 73% |
366 243 |
P=0.694
3% 2,5% |
1391 1683 |
P<0.001
17% 27% |
668 569 |
P<0.001
43% 62% |
|
Religion
Non-Muslim Muslim |
18 618 |
P=0.095
39% 59% |
230 1762 |
P<0.001
54% 71% |
1340 291 |
P<0.001
8% 56% |
324 2467 |
P<0.001
60% 73% |
16 593 |
P=0.492
0% 3% |
143 2931 |
P<0.001
10% 23% |
384 853 |
P<0.001
33% 60% |
|
Education
No education Primary Secondary+ |
147 75 414 |
P=0.637
61% 59% 57% |
859 518 615 |
P<0.001
77% 73% 56% |
135 975 523 |
P<0.001
72% 12% 9% |
1669 539 583 |
P<0.001
76% 70% 58% |
282 127 200 |
P=0.39
3.5% 3% 1.5% |
1208 668 1198 |
P<0.001
28% 24% 17% |
381 320 536 |
P<0.001
68% 55% 38% |
|
Exposure to media
No Yes |
15 621 |
P=0.710
53% 58% |
500 1479 |
P<0.001
76% 67% |
242 1387 |
P<0.001
49% 10% |
349 2403 |
P<0.001
63% 73% |
99 507 |
p=0.237
1% 3% |
237 2837 |
P<0.001
37% 22% |
404 813 |
P<0.001
64% 45% |
|
Economic status
Poorest Poorer Middle Richer Richest |
192 182 124 87 51 |
P=0.003
66% 60% 55% 53% 37% |
332 336 355 516 453 |
P<0.001
83% 74% 72% 62% 63% |
351 278 325 333 346 |
P<0.001
34% 13% 15% 10% 8% |
424 472 506 518 871 |
P<0.001
79% 73% 71% 66% 70% |
50 56 63 101 339 |
P=0.302
0% 5% 5% 4% 2% |
668 667 766 545 428 |
P<0.001
33% 29% 23% 15% 6% |
174 156 200 279 428 |
P<0.001
66% 60% 59% 50% 41% |
P-values of chi-square test.