Table 5.
A logistic regression analysis for the support of FGC abandonment with different categorical variables in Somali and Harari regions, eastern Ethiopia
| Variables (n = 478) | Support to abandon FGC | Do not support the abandonment | Crude OR | P-value | Adjusted OR with CI | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Source of formation heard about FGM/C | ||||||
| Heard from one source | 99(75.6%) | 32(24.4%) | 0.583 (0.356–0.953) | 0.031 | 0.567 (0.333–0.967) | 0.037* |
| Heard from different sources | 292(84.1%) | 55(15.9%) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Educational status | ||||||
| Primary level education | 173(75.9%) | 55(24.1%) | 0.462 (0.286–0.746) | 0.002 | 0.506 (0.292–0.879) | 0.016* |
| Secondary level education | 218(87.2%) | 32(12.8%) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Age of participants | ||||||
| 16 years | 118(71.5%) | 47(28.5%) | 0.368 (0.229.591) | 0.001 | 0.536 (0.303–0.949) | 0.032* |
| 17–22 years | 273(87.2%) | 40(12.8% | 1 | 1 | ||
| Type of FGC performed in the region | ||||||
| Sunna | 119(90.2%) | 13(9.8%) | 3.014 (1.574–5.773) | 0.001 | 2.574 (1.186–5.587) | 0.017* |
| Infibulations | 108(84.4%) | 20(15.6%) | 1.778 (1.008–3.137) | 0.047 | 1.347 (0.701–2.590) | 0.371 |
| I don’t know | 164(75.2%) | 54(24.8%) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Ethinicity | ||||||
| Somali | 185(86.9%) | 28(13.1%) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Harari | 47(82.5%) | 10(17.5%) | 0.711 (0.323–1.567) | 0.398 | 1.142 (0.472–2.763) | 0.769 |
| Others | 159(76,4%) | 49(23.6%) | 0.491 (0.295–818) | 0.006 | 1.007 (0.523–1.941) | 0.983 |
| Reason to perform FGC | ||||||
| Tradition | 323(81.8%) | 72(18.2%) | 1 | |||
| Religious requirement | 47(92.2%) | 4 (7.8%) | 2.619 (0.914–7.)502 | 0.073 | 2.129 (0.715–6.334 | 0.174 |
| Others | 21(65.6%) | (34.4%) | 0.426 (0.196–0.922) | 0.30 | 0.673 (0.291–1.555) | 0.354 |
*Statistically significant at p < 0.05)