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Table 2 Multivariable multilevel logistic regression models on individual and contextual factors associated with circumcision among women aged 15–49 in Chad

From: Factors associated with female genital mutilation among women of reproductive age and girls aged 0–14 in Chad: a mixed-effects multilevel analysis of the 2014–2015 Chad demographic and health survey data

Variables

Model 0

Model 1

Model 2

Model 3

  

aOR [95% CI]

aOR [95% CI]

aOR [95% CI]

Individual level factors

Mother’s education

  No education

 

Ref

 

Ref

  Primary

 

0.79[0.60–1.04]

 

0.81[0.61–1.07]

  Secondary/Higher

 

0.44***[0.28–0.68]

 

0.45***[0.29–0.71]

Partner’s education

  No education

 

Ref

 

Ref

  Primary

 

0.95[0.71–1.29]

 

0.99[0.73–1.34]

  Secondary/Higher

 

0.82[0.60–1.13]

 

0.85[0.62–1.16]

Marital status

  Married

 

Ref

 

Ref

  Cohabiting

 

1.00[0.68–1.48]

 

1.00[0.68–1.48]

Employment status

 Not working

 

0.80*[0.64–0.99]

 

0.79*[0.64–0.99]

 Working

 

Ref

 

Ref

Ethnicity

  Sara

 

Ref

 

Ref

  Gorane

 

0.005***[0.002–0.011]

 

0.005***[0.002–0.010]

  Arab

 

1.13[0.60–2.12]

 

1.08[0.58–2.03]

  Ouaadai/maba/massalit/mimi

 

0.81[0.40–1.62]

 

0.74[0.37–1.49]

  Kenemu-Borno

 

0.012***[0.001–0.025]

 

0.011***[0.005–0.023]

  Boulala/medego/kouka

 

0.17***[0.08–0.36]

 

0.17***[0.08–0.36]

  Other

 

0.13***[0.06–0.17]

 

0.12***[0.07–0.20]

Religion

  Christianity

 

0.10***[0.06–0.17]

 

0.12***[0.07–0.19]

  Islam

 

Ref

 

Ref

  Other

 

0.09***[0.03–0.21]

 

0.10***[0.04–0.24]

Frequency of reading newspaper/magazine

  Not at all

 

Ref

 

Ref

  Less than once a week/at least once a week

 

0.98[0.61–1.58]

 

0.95[0.59–1.54]

Frequency of listening to radio

  Not at all

 

Ref

 

Ref

  Less than once a week/at least once a week

 

0.95[0.72–1.25]

 

0.98[0.74–1.29]

Frequency of watching television

  Not at all

 

Ref

 

Ref

  Less than once a week/at least once a week

 

1.28[0.88–1.84]

 

1.34[0.93–1.94]

Wealth quintile

  Poorest

 

Ref

 

Ref

  Poorer

 

0.75[0.56–1.02]

 

0.75[0.56–1.02]

  Middle

 

0.73[0.53–1.01]

 

0.73[0.53–1.01]

  Richer

 

0.67*[0.47–0.94]

 

0.68*[0.48–0.96]

  Richest

 

0.65[0.40–1.05]

 

0.88[0.51–1.52]

Contextual factors

Community literacy level

  Low

  

Ref

Ref

  Medium

  

0.25***[0.12–0.54]

0.42**[0.22–0.80]

  High

  

0.09***[0.04–0.19]

0.27**[0.13–0.54]

Community socio-economic status

  Low

  

Ref

Ref

  Medium

  

0.83[0.21–3.33]

0.86[0.55–1.34]

  High

  

1.26[0.60–2.65]

0.97[0.48–1.94]

Random effect result

  PSU variance (95% CI)

19.6 (15.0–25.5)

8.1 (6.5–10.1)

18.4 (14.2–23.7)

7.99 (6.41–9.95)

  ICC

85.6%

71.2%

84.8%

70.8%

  LR Test

χ2 = 3915.41, p < 0.001

χ2 = 1815.97, p < 0.001

χ2 = 3742.84, p < 0.001

χ2 = 1801.56, p < 0.001

  Wald χ2

Reference

491.58***

46.41**

509.50***

  Model fitness

   Log-likelihood

− 2432.46

− 2149.31

− 2420.83

− 2141.16

   AIC

4868.93

4344.62

4853.66

4336.32

N

6334

6334

6334

6334

  1. Source: 2014–2015 Chad Demographic and Health Survey
  2. Exponentiated coefficients; 95% confidence intervals in brackets
  3. * p < 0.05, ** p < 0.01, *** p < 0.001
  4. N Sample size, Ref Reference category, PSU Primary Sampling Unit; ICC Intra-Class Correlation, LR Test Likelihood ratio Test, AIC Akaike’s Information Criterion