From: Prevalence of female genital mutilation and its effect on women’s health in Bale zone, Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study
Reasons
Frequency
Percent
To get husband
100
78.7
To get social acceptance
95
74.8
To safeguard virginity
87
68.5
To suppress sexual desire
54
42.5
Religion rite
41
33.3
To comfort for male during sex
14
11