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Table 4 Decision makers, circumcisers and sex of circumcisers in Bale zone, Ethiopia 2014

From: Prevalence of female genital mutilation and its effect on women’s health in Bale zone, Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study

Characteristics

Frequency

Percent

Decision makers

Mother

231

37.3

Father

10

1.6

Both mother and father

356

57.5

Others

21

3.5

Circumcisers

Old age people

42

6.8

Traditional circumciser

474

76.6

TBA

10

1.6

Don’t know

93

15

Sex of circumcisers

Female

523

84.5

Male

24

3.9

Both sex

72

11.6

  1. Others include: a girl herself, grandparents, other relatives and neighbors.