Table 2 Description of inpatients with a FGM/C (n = 207) as primary or secondary diagnosis between 2016 and 2018 followed in one of four Swiss university hospitals (Geneva, Lausanne, Bern and Zürich)
Variables | 2016 (n = 42) | 2017 (n = 69) | 2018 (n = 96) |
|---|---|---|---|
Center, n (%) | Â | Â | Â |
 Geneva | 20 (47.6) | 24 (34.8) | 67 (69.8) |
 Lausanne | 13 (31.0) | 10 (14.5) | 19 (19.8) |
 Bern | 3 (7.1) | 23 (33.3) | 6 (6.3) |
 Zürich | 6 (14.3) | 12 (17.4) | 4 (4.2) |
Country of origin, n (%) | Â | Â | Â |
 Benin | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 1 (1.0) |
 Burkina Faso | 1 (2.4) | 2 (2.9) | 0 (0) |
 Cameroon | 1 (2.4) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
 Côte d’Ivoire | 1 (2.4) | 1 (1.5) | 1 (1.0) |
 Egypt | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 5 (5.2) |
 Eritrea | 12 (28.6) | 37 (53.6) | 36 (37.5) |
 Ethiopia | 2 (4.8) | 3 (4.4) | 2 (2.1) |
 Guinea | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 6 (6.2) |
 Guinea-Bissau | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 2 (2.1) |
 Mali | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 1 (1.0) |
 Mauritania | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 1 (1.0) |
 Nigeria | 1 (2.4) | 1 (1.5) | 3 (3.1) |
 Senegal | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 3 (3.1) |
 Somalia | 14 (33.3) | 18 (26.1) | 22 (22.9) |
 Sudan and South Sudan | 1 (2.4) | 1 (1.5) | 3 (3.1) |
 Unknown or other | 9 (21.4) | 6 (8.7) | 10 (10.4) |
Service, n (%) | Â | Â | Â |
 Gynaecology | 13 (31.0) | 12 (17.4) | 9 (9.4) |
 Gynaecology or obstetricsa | 1 (2.4) | 23 (33.3) | 6 (6.3) |
 Obstetrics | 23 (54.8) | 33 (47.8) | 79 (82.3) |
 Others | 5 (11.9) | 1 (1.5) | 2 (2.1) |
Mean age at first visit (± SD, median) | 30.7 (± 12.0, 27) | 27.7 (± 6.1, 27.4) | 29.8 (± 6.7, 30) |
FGM/C type, n (%) | Â | Â | Â |
 Type I | 3 (7.1) | 13 (18.8) | 10 (10.4) |
 Type II | 8 (19.1) | 16 (23.2) | 33 (34.4) |
 Type III | 21 (50.0) | 33 (47.8) | 39 (40.6) |
 Type IV | 0 (0) | 1 (1.5) | 2 (2.1) |
 Unspecified or other | 10 (23.8) | 6 (8.7) | 12 (12.5) |