Table 1. Univariate and bivariate analysis of the study variables with attitude to female genital mutilation among reproductive-age women in Ethiopia (n = 6984).
| Variables | Category | Overall | Attitude to FGM | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Discontinued | Continued | ||||
| n (wt.%) | n (wt.%) | n (wt.%) | |||
| Age | 15–19 | 1523(21.4) | 1225(22.5) | 298(16.4) | 0.004 |
| 20–29 | 2547(35.2) | 1992(35.4) | 555(34.4) | ||
| 30–39 | 1879(28.3) | 1461(27.3) | 418(32.7) | ||
| 40–49 | 1035(15.1) | 789(14.7) | 246(16.6) | ||
| Residence | Urban | 2543(23.4) | 2284(26.5) | 259(9.6) | <0.001 |
| Rural | 4441(76.6) | 3183(73.5) | 1258(90.4) | ||
| Religion | Non-Muslim | 5862(76.5) | 4462(75.2) | 1400(82.7) | 0.023 |
| Muslim | 1122(23.5) | 1005(24.8) | 117(17.3) | ||
| Marital Status | Never Married | 1942(25.8) | 1674(28.0) | 268(15.4) | <0.001 |
| Married | 4333(64.7) | 3209(62.3) | 1124(75.8) | ||
| Separated/divorced | 709(9.5) | 584(9.7) | 125(8.8) | ||
| Education | No Education | 3011(45.9) | 1959(41.2) | 1052(67.0) | <0.001 |
| Primary | 2325(35.1) | 1953(36.5) | 372(28.9) | ||
| Secondary | 1058(12.6) | 985(14.6) | 73(3.7) | ||
| Higher | 590(6.4) | 570(7.7) | 20(0.4) | ||
| Wealth index | Poorest | 1605(15.4) | 853(12.2) | 752(29.9) | <0.001 |
| Poorer | 862(17.5) | 659(16.5) | 203(22.0) | ||
| Middle | 900(19.5) | 730(19.4) | 170(19.8) | ||
| Richer | 910(19.9) | 772(20.6) | 138(16.4) | ||
| Richest | 2707(27.8) | 2453(31.3) | 254(11.8) | ||
| Access to media | No | 3426(54.1) | 2353(51.1) | 1073(68.0) | <0.001 |
| Yes | 3558(45.9) | 3114(48.9) | 444(32.0) | ||
| Ever been Circumcised | No | 2113(29.4) | 2015(34.2) | 98(7.7) | <0.001 |
| Yes | 4871(70.6) | 3452(65.8) | 1419(92.3) | ||
| Region | Tigray | 658(6.4) | 604(7.1) | 54(2.9) | <0.001 |
| Afar | 579(0.9) | 226(0.5) | 353(2.9) | ||
| Amhara | 739(22.8) | 601(22.9) | 138(22.4) | ||
| Oromiya | 876(38.0) | 712(37.1) | 164(41.7) | ||
| Somali | 692(3.2) | 312(1.9) | 380(9.4) | ||
| Benishangul- Gumuz | 475(1.0) | 431(1.1) | 44(0.5) | ||
| SNNPR | 786(20.1) | 670(20.6) | 116(17.6) | ||
| Gambela | 322(0.2) | 296(0.2) | 26(0.1) | ||
| Harari | 414(0.3) | 350(0.3) | 64(0.2) | ||
| Addis Ababa | 894(6.5) | 861(7.7) | 33(1.4) | ||
| Dire Dawa | 549(0.6) | 404(0.6) | 145(0.9) | ||