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Table 4 Health systems and provider’s response to FGM/C cases before and during COVID-19

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

 

Kenya

Uganda

Ethiopia

Senegal

N

%

P -value

N

%

P -value

N

%

P -value

N

%

P -value

Services provided for FGM/C cases before COVID-19:

  Psychological and sexual counselling

163

52.2

< 0.001

247

88.8

0.282

238

94

0.74

107

51.4

0.235

  De-infibulation

7

2.2

0.011

1

0.4

0.631

0

0.0

 

7

3.4

0.407

  Clitoral reconstruction

1

0.3

0.340

1

0.4

0.631

0

0.0

 

4

1.9

0.348

  No services

48

15.4

< 0.001

15

5.4

0.004

43

17.1

0.798

0

0.0

 

  Rescue

139

44.6

< 0.001

89

32.0

0.587

0

0.0

 

7

3.4

0.617

  Reintegration back to the community

71

22.8

< 0.001

2

0.7

0.003

50

19.9

0.923

13

6.3

0.73

  Don’t know/No response

14

4.5

0.026

1

0.4

0.631

2

0.8

0.484

12

5.8

0.631

  Other

0

0.0

 

2

0.7

0.255

0

0.0

 

1

0.5

0.521

Services provided for FGM/C cases during Covid-19:

  Psychological and sexual counselling

115

69.3

< 0.001

232

93.5

0.032

103

41.0

0.976

117

56.3

0.713

  De-infibulation

24

14.5

< 0.001

1

0.4

0.642

21

8.4

0.973

11

5.3

0.196

  Clitoral reconstruction

21

12.7

< 0.001

1

0.4

0.642

21

8.4

0.973

10

4.8

0.403

  No services

82

49.4

0.002

0

0.0

 

0

0.0

 

47

22.6

0.806

  Rescue

29

17.5

< 0.001

44

17.7

0.068

22

8.8

0.886

41

19.7

0.038

  Reintegration back to the community

11

6.6

0.001

4

1.6

0.003

62

24.7

0.995

57

27.4

0.053

  Don’t know/No response

7

4.2

0.031

2

0.8

0.510

114

45.4

0.991

29

13.9

0.731

  Other

0

0.0

 

0

0.0

 

0

0.0

 

0

0.0

 

Percentage of respondents rating provider’s response to FGM/C during COVID-19 as:

  Poor

101

32.4

0.001

46

16.5

0.446

14

5.6

0.772

50

27.5

0.001

  Average

136

43.6

56

20.1

25

10

40

22

  Good

59

18.9

172

61.9

149

59.4

50

27.5

  Excellent

6

1.9

4

1.4

59

23.5

26

14.3

  Don’t know/No response

10

3.2

0

0.0

4

1.6

16

8.8

Percentage of respondents rating provider’s response to CEFM during COVID-19 as:

  Poor

106

34.0

< 0.001

36

12.9

0.503

53

32.3

< 0.001

58

31.9

< 0.001

  Average

135

43.3

63

22.7

27

16.5

37

20.3

  Good

57

18.3

176

63.3

56

34.1

48

26.4

  Excellent

6

1.9

3

1.1

22

13.4

27

14.8

  Don’t know/No response

8

2.6

0

0.0

6

3.7

12

6.6

Total

312

100.0

 

278

100.0

 

251

100.0

 

208

100.0

 
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