Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of the participants
From: Female genital mutilation among Iraqi Kurdish women: a cross-sectional study from Erbil city
Characteristic | No. | (%) |
|---|---|---|
Age group (years) | ||
15–19 | 193 | (9.7) |
20–29 | 1098 | (54.9) |
30–39 | 567 | (28.4) |
40–49 | 142 | (7.1) |
Marital status | ||
Married | 1882 | (94.7) |
Single | 95 | (4.8) |
Widowed | 10 | (0.5) |
Occupation | ||
Housewife | 1606 | (80.8) |
Employed (public or private sectors) | 315 | (15.9) |
Student | 66 | (3.3) |
Place of birth | ||
Urban | 1492 | (75.1) |
Rural | 495 | (24.9) |
Mother education | ||
Illiterate | 1617 | (81.4) |
Read and write | 89 | (4.5) |
Primary school | 164 | (8.3) |
Intermediate school and higher education | 117 | (5.9) |
Father education | ||
Illiterate | 1002 | (50.4) |
Read and write | 146 | (7.3) |
Primary school | 431 | (21.7) |
Intermediate and higher school | 408 | (20.5) |