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Table 5 Distribution of factors affecting intention to circumcise and results of logistic regression, refugee camps, Jijiga, 2004.

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

 

Intention of the parents

Odds Ratio (95% CI)*

Parent characteristics and exposure

Circumcise,

n (%)

Not circumcise,

n (%)

Crude

Adjusted

Age of parent

    

   <35

197 (47.9)

42 (54.5)

0.77 (0.47, 1.25)

0.74 (0.42, 1.32)

   ≥35

214 (52.1)

35 (45.5)

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Sex

    

   Male

185 (45.0)

57 (74.0)

0.29 (0.16, 0.51)

0.28 (0.15, 0.55)**

   Female

226 (55.0)

20 (26.0)

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Duration in the camp

    

   ≤10 years

57 (13.9)

12 (15.6)

0.87 (0.43, 1.82)

0.83 (0.39, 1.73)

   >10

354 (86.1)

65 (84.4)

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Formal education

    

   Yes

90 (21.9)

35 (45.5)

0.34 (0.20, 0.50)

0.66 (0.35, 1.25)

   No

321 (78.1)

42'(54.5)

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Participation in anti-FGM interventions

    

   Yes

106 (26.8)

29 (40.3)

0.54 (0.31, 0.94)

0.56 (0.32, 0.98)**

   No

290 (73.2)

43 (59.7)

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  1. CI = Confidence interval, *** = Statistically significant difference