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Table 2 Factors predicting preference for child circumcisions among Women

From: Acceptability of medical male circumcision in the traditionally circumcising communities in Northern Tanzania

Factor

Total

N = 189 (%)

Prepubertal medical Circumcision

n = 135 (%)

Crude OR (95% CI)

Adjusted OR (95% CI)

Age group

    

18-24 years

80 (42.3)

52 (65.0)

1 (P = 0.18)

1 (P = 0.17)

25-34 years

73 (38.6)

54 (74.0)

1.53 (0.76-3.07)

1.53 (0.72-3.26)

35-44 years

36 (19.1)

29 (80.6)

2.23 (0.87-5.74)

2.50 (0.90-6.94)

Education

    

None or Incomplete Primary

49 (25.9)

31 (63.3)

1 (P = 0.10)

 

Primary School

128 (67.7)

93 (72.7)

1.54 (0.77-3.10)

 

Above Primary School

12 (6.4)

11 (91.7)

6.39 (0.76-53.63)

 

Marital status

    

Married

169 (89.4)

119 (70.4)

1 (P = 0.35)

 

Others

20 (10.6)

16 (80.0)

1.68 (0.54-5.28)

 

Religion †

    

Christians

179 (95.2)

127 (71.0)

1 (P = 0.20)

 

Others

9 (4.8)

8 (88.9)

3.28 (0.40-26.85)

 

Tribe

    

Kurya

128 (67.7)

84 (65.6)

1 (P = 0.008)

1 (P = 0.034)

Others

61 (32.3)

51 (83.6)

2.67 (1.24-5.77)

2.31 (1.03-5.17)

Place of Birth †

    

Rural

129 (68.6)

84 (65.1)

1 (P < 0.001)

1 (P = 0.001)

Roadside Centre

25 (13.3)

17 (68.0)

1.14 (0.46-2.84)

1.17 (0.46-3.02)

Urban

34 (18.1)

33 (97.1)

17.7 (2.34-133.5)

19.34 (2.52-148.25)

Present place of Residence

    

Rural

64 (33.9)

37 (57.8)

1 (P = 0.002)

1 (P = 0.16)

Roadside Centre

61 (32.3)

43 (70.5)

1.74 (0.83-3.66)

1.68 (0.74-3.84)

Urban

64 (33.9)

55 (85.9)

4.46 (1.88-10.56)

2.35 (0.92-5.98)

  1. † 1 people had missing data;