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Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of the study participants in refugee camps, Jijiga, 2004.

From: Prevalence and associated factors of female genital mutilation among Somali refugees in eastern Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study

Variable

Male, n (%)

Female, n (%)

Total, n (%)

Camp

   

   Aysha

111 (45.1)

111 (45.1)

222 (45.1)

   Kebribeyah

105 (42.7)

105 (42.7)

210 (42.7)

   Hartishek

30 (12.2)

30 (12.2)

60 (12.2)

Age in years

   

   18 – 24

30 (12.2)

22 (8.9)

52 (10.6)

   25 – 34

49 (19.9)

63 (25.6)

112 (22.8)

   35 – 44

72 (29.3)

118 (48.0)

190 (38.6)

   ≥44

95 (38.6)

43 (17.5)

138 (28.0)

Formal schooling

   

   Yes

105 (42.7)

22 (8.9)

127 (25.8)

   No

141 (57.3)

224 (91.1)

265 (74.2)

Educational status

   

   Read and write

15 (14.3)

6 (27.3)

21 (16.5)

   Primary (1–8)

53 (50.5)

13 (50.1)

66 (52.0)

   Secondary (9–12)

34 (8.4)

2 (9.1)

36 (28.3)

   12th grade and above

3 (2.8)

1 (4.5)

4 (3.2)

Marital status

   

   Married (monogamous)

201 (81.7)

169 (68.7)

370 (75.2)

   Married (polygamous)

42 (17.1)

57 (23.2)

99 (20.1)

   Divorced/widowed/separated

3 (1.2)

20 (8.1)

23 (4.7)

Occupation

   

   Housewife

0 (0.0)

209 (85.0)

209 (42.5)

   Jobless

165 (67.1)

12 (4.9)

177 (36.1)

   Student

7 (2.9)

0 (0.0)

7 (1.4)

   Teacher

17 (6.9)

2 (0.8)

19 (3.9)

   Retail trade

15 (6.1)

19 (7.7)

34 (6.9)

   Religious leader

3 (1.2)

1 (0.4)

4 (0.8)

   Circumciser

1 (0.4)

1 (0.4)

2 (0.2)

   Other

38 (15.4)

2 (0.8)

40 (8.2)

Additional income

   

   Yes

39 (15.9)

31 (12.6)

70 (14.2)

   No

207 (84.1)

215 (87.4)

422 (85.8)

Duration of stay in the camp

   

   ≤ 10 years

35 (14.2)

34 (13.8)

71(14.4)

   > 10

211 (85.8)

212 (86.2)

423 (85.6)

Total, N (%)

246 (50.0)

246 (50.0)

494 (100.0)