Table 1 Independent variables and categorization

Age of girl at circumcision (years)

(1) 0–4; (2) 5–9; (3) 10–14

Mother’s age (years)

(1) 15–19; (2) 20–24; (3) 25–29; (4) 30–34; (5) 35–49

Marital status

(1) Married; (2) Divorced; (3) widowed; (4) others

Religion

(1) Orthodox; (2) Muslim; (3) Protestant; (4) Others

Mother’s education

(1) No education; (2) Primary; (3) Secondary or higher

Father’s education

(1) No education; (2)Primary; (3)Secondary or higher

Mother’s occupation

(1) Did not work; (2) Non-Professional; (3) Professional

Father’s occupation

(1) Did not work; (2) Non-Professional; (3) Professional

Maternal circumcision status

(1) Circumcised; (2) not circumcised

Wealth index

(1) Poorest; (2)Poorer; (3) Rich; (4) Richer; (5)Richest

Sex of household head

(1) Male; (2) Female

Number of living children

(1) 1–2; (2) 3–4; (3) 5–6; (4) 7+

Mother’s relation to the head of the household

(1) Wife; (2) head; (3) Daughter; (4) Others

Had regular media exposure

(0) No; (1) Yes

Perceived religious believes to FGM/C

(1) Required; (2) Not required; (3) No religion; (4) Don’t know

Women’s opinions towards the practice of FGM/C

(2) Should be continued; (2) should not be continued; (3) Don’t know/depends

Information on FGM/C

(1) Ever heard; (2) Not ever heard

Residence

(1) Urban; (2) Rural

Region

(1) Somali; (2) Tigray; (3) Afar; (4) Amhara; (5) Oromiya; (6) Benishangul-Gumuz; (7) SNNPR; (8) Gambella; (9) Harari; (10) Addis Ababa (11) Dire Dawa

Ethnicity

(1)Affar; (2) Somali; (3) Amhara; (3) Oromo; (4) Tigray; (5) Sidama; (6) Wolaita; (7) Guragie; (8) Siltie; (9) Dawuro; (10) Kembata; (11) Berta (12) Agew Awi; (13) Hadiya; (14) Others

Proportion of community with regular media exposure

(1) Low; (2) High

Women’s literacy rate of the community

(1) Low; (2) High

Proportion of community in the poor wealth quantiles

(1) Low; (2) High