Table 2.
Association between exposure to FGM and signs and symptoms suggestive of eclampsia occurring in a pregnancy in the previous twelve months, Mali 2006, n = 3658
Eclampsia | ||||||
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Total | Yes, n (%) | cOR | 95% CI | aOR | 95% CI | |
No FGM | 331 | 16 (4.8) | 1.0 | – | 1.0 | – |
Just nicked (type I) | 167 | 4 (2.4) | 0.5 | 0.2–1.5 | 0.6 | 0.1–1.6 |
Flesh removed (type II) | 3092 | 166 (5.4) | 1.1 | 0.7–1.9 | 1.1 | 0.6–1.9 |
Genital area sewn closed (type III, infibulation) | 407 | 48 (11.8) | 2.8 | 1.5–5.0 | 2.5 | 1.4–4.6 |
cOR: Crude Odds Ratio; aOR: Adjusted Odds Ratio for maternal age, residence, wealth, maternal education, access to ANC, and parity