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Table 1 Comparison of demographic and socio-economic factors in term of two groups (N = 260)

From: Socio-economic disparities in female genital circumcision: finding from a case-control study in Mahabad, Iran

Variables

Without FGC

N (%)

FGC

N (%)

OR

CI, 95%

P -value*

Age(year)

20 >

33(25.4)

37(28.5)

2.75

1.18, 6.39

0.019

20–30

70(53.8)

82(63.1)

2.87

1.33,6.21

0.007

30<

27(20.8)

11(20.8)

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Education

Elementary

4(3.1)

14(10.8)

5.28

1.65, 16.85

0.005

Guidance

20(15.4)

27(20.8)

2.03

1.04, 3.97

0.037

Diploma

20(15.4)

32(24.6)

2.41

1.25, 4.69

0.008

Academic

86(66.2)

57(43.8)

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Occupation status

Employed

19(14.6)

26(20.0)

0.90

0.44, 1.85

0.784

Student

72(55.4)

45(34.6)

0.41

0.23, 0.71

0.002

Unemployed

39(30.0)

59(45.4)

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Father’s job

Government’s employee

45(34.6)

32(25.0)

0.71

0.21, 2.40

0.584

worker

17(13.1)

20(15.6)

1.12

0.34, 3.68

0.841

Self-employed

62(47.7)

70(54.7)

1.17

0.32,4.33

0.807

Unemployed

6(4.7)

6(4.7)

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Father’s education

Elementary

28(21.5)

64(50.0)

5.48

2.31, 12.97

0.001

Guidance

41(31.5)

26(20.3)

1.52

0.62, 3.69

0.353

Diploma

37(28.5)

28(21.9)

1.81

0.74, 4.40

0.187

Academic

24(18.5)

10(7.8)

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Mother’s job

Employed

34(26.2)

19(14.6)

0.48

0.25, 0.90

0.022

Unemployed

96(73.8)

111(85.4)

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Mother’s education

Elementary

50(38.5)

87(66.9)

6.96

1.87, 25.84

0.004

Guidance

48(36.9)

28(20.0)

2.16

0.56, 8.37

0.262

Diploma

20(15.4)

14(10.8)

2.80

0.66, 11.79

0.160

Academic

12(9.2)

3(2.3)

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Family members size

1–5

73(56.2)

66(50.8)

0.67

0.14, 3.14

0.620

6–10

54(41.5)

60(46.2)

0.83

0.17, 3.89

0.817

11≥

3(2.3)

4(3.1)

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Monthly family income

Less than adequate

15(11.5)

8(6.2)

0.38

0.09, 1.59

0.187

relatively adequate

63(48.5)

64(49.2)

0.72

0.21, 2.40

0.600

adequate

47(36.2)

51(39.2)

0.77

0.23, 2.61

0.681

More than adequate

5(3.8)

7(5.4)

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housing status

Rental

28(21.5)

20(15.4)

1.25

0.32, 4.85

0.747

Personal residence

95(73.1)

106(81.5)

1.95

0.55, 6.87

0.298

Residence with family

7(5.4)

4(3.1)

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Family history of FGC

Yes

39(30.0)

101(77.7)

8.12

4.65, 14.19

0.001

No

91(70.0)

29(22.3)

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  1. FGC: Female Genital Circumcision; OR: Odds Ratio; CI: Confidence Interval
  2. *Univariate logistic regression model