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Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics in relation to cut status

From: The ‘heat’ goes away: sexual disorders of married women with female genital mutilation/cutting in Kenya

Characteristics

Cut after marriage (%)

Cut before marriage (%)

Married & Uncut (%)

Total (%)

χ2

df

p-value

Age

    

34.885

2

<0.001

 15–24 years

10 (13.0)

12 (15.6)

55 (71.4)

77 (100.0)

   

 25+ years

19 (8.0)

128 (54.0)

90 (38.0)

237 (100.0)

   

Number of children

    

45.983

2

<0.001

 0–3 children

11 (8.8)

28 (22.4)

86 (68.8)

125 (100.0)

   

 4+ children

18 (9.5)

112 (59.3)

59 (31.2)

189 (100.0)

   

Highest level of education

    

20.888

2

<0.001

 0 to Primary

25 (10.2)

124 (50.4)

97 (39.4)

246 (100.0)

   

 Secondary +

4 (5.9)

16 (23.5)

48 (70.6)

68 (100.0)

   

Economic activity

    

0.180

2

0.914

 Farmers

23 (9.6)

106 (44.4)

110 (46.0)

239 (100.0)

   

 Others

6 (8.0)

34 (45.3)

35 (46.7)

75 (100.0)

   

Total

29 (9.2)

140 (44.6)

145 (46.2)

314 (100.0)