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Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of respondents in the community survey

From: The perceived effects of COVID-19 pandemic on female genital mutilation/cutting and child or forced marriages in Kenya, Uganda, Ethiopia and Senegal

Characteristics

Kenya

Uganda

Ethiopia

Senegal

N

%

N

%

N

%

N

%

Gender

  Male

65

20.8

52

18.7

49

19.5

59

28.4

  Female

247

79.2

226

81.3

202

80.5

149

71.6

Location of respondent

  Urban area

12

3.8

0

0.0

7

2.8

93

44.7

  Rural setting

300

96.2

278

100.0

244

97.2

115

55.3

Age of respondent (years)

  15–18

70

22.4

143

51.4

56

37.6

55

36.9

  19–25

54

17.3

35

12.6

68

45.6

46

30.9

  26–35

108

34.6

32

11.5

78

52.3

49

32.9

  36–45

54

17.3

46

16.5

41

27.5

46

30.9

  Above 45

26

8.3

22

7.9

8

5.4

12

8.1

Level of education

  No education

162

51.9

74

26.6

173

68.9

68

32.7

  Completed primary education

43

13.8

84

30.2

29

11.6

20

9.6

  Incomplete secondary education

92

29.5

108

38.8

44

17.5

63

30.3

  Completed secondary and/or higher education

15

4.8

12

4.3

5

2.0

57

27.4

Marital status

  Married

196

62.8

175

62.9

178

70.9

120

57.7

  Separated

8

2.6

4

1.4

0

0.0

0

0.0

  Divorced

6

1.9

1

0.4

8

3.2

1

0.5

  Widowed

13

4.2

0

0.0

11

4.4

2

1.0

  Single

89

28.5

98

35.3

54

21.5

85

40.9

Total

312

100.0

278

100.0

251

100.0

208

100.0