Table 1.
Utility values of Female Genital Mutilation among different socio-economic groups
| Socio-Demographic Factors & FGM/C types | Number (%) | Utility value | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean (SE) | Median (IQR) | |||
| Total | 125 (100) | 0.971 (0.003) | 0.968 (1–0.950) | |
| Age | 0.001 | |||
| Young (19–30 years) | 42 (16.0) | 0.978 (0.004) | 1.000 (1–0.968) | |
| Not Young (31–45 years) | 63 (50.4) | 0.962 (0.003) | 0.956 (1–0.936) | |
| Middle age (46–55 years) | 20 (33.6) | 0.985 (0.005) | 1.000 (1–0.950) | |
| Marital Status | 0.003 | |||
| Single | 10 (8,0) | 0.950 (0.006) | 0.954 (0.957–0.936) | |
| Married | 98 (78,4) | 0.977 (0.003) | 1.000 (1–0.956) | |
| Divorced | 17 (13.6) | 0.951 (0.001) | 0.950 (0.950–0.950) | |
| FGM/C types | 0.051 | |||
| Clitoridectomy | 104 (83.2) | 0.968 (0.013) | 0.957 (1–0.943) | |
| Excision | 21 (16.8) | 0.987 (0.014) | 1.000 (1–0.968) | |
| Education | 0.009 | |||
| Illiterate | 39 (31.2) | 0.981 (0.005) | 1.000 (1–0.956) | |
| High school | 32 (25.6) | 0.967 (0.004) | 0.950 (1–0.950) | |
| University | 54 (43.2) | 0.967 (0.004) | 1.000 (1–0.956) | |
| Job | 0.023 | |||
| Employed | 16 (12.8) | 0.959 (0.027) | 0.956 (0.979–0.941) | |
| Unemployed | 33 (26.4) | 0.963 (0.004) | 0.950 (1–0.950) | |
| Housewife | 76 (60.8) | 0.978 (0.030) | 1.000 (1–0.956) | |
| Having basic insurance | 0.203 | |||
| Yes | 105 (84,0) | 0.970 (0.029) | 0.958 (1–0.950) | |
| No | 20 (16,0) | 0.979 (0.06) | 0.992 (1–0.968) | |
| Having Supplementary insurance | 0.024 | |||
| Yes | 34 (27.2) | 0.962 (0.028) | 0.950 (1–0.950) | |
| No | 91 (72.8) | 0.975 90.028) | 1.000 (1–0.952) | |
| Standardized household’s monthly cost | 0.077 | |||
| Lowest (< 50 USD) | 111 (88.8) | 0.970 (0.029) | 0.968 (1–0.950) | |
| Highest (> 50 USD) | 14 (11.2) | 0.984 (0.026) | 1.000 (1–0.956) | |
SE Standard error, IQR Interquartile range