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Female genital mutilation practice in Senegal

Table 4. Factors associated with attitudes toward FGM practice, Senegal, DHS 2019.
Variables Among all 8,649 women Among 3,303 FGM women a
Should continue versus Do not know/depends versus Should continue versus
should stop should stop should stop
(A) (B) (C)
Experienced FGM
No ® 1.00 1.00 --
Yes 53.23*** 0.31*** --
Age group (years)
15 – 24 ® 1.00 1.00 1.00
25 – 34 0.64** 0.47*** 0.53***
35 – 44 0.61** 0.33*** 0.46***
45 – 49 0.53** 0.29*** 0.37***
Place of residence
Rural ® 1.00 1.00 1.00
Urban 0.48*** 0.65*** 0.39***
Marital status
Never married ® 1.00 1.00 1.00
Married 1.14 0.59*** 1.31
Others b 0.90 0.47* 1.05
Religion
Muslim ® 1.00 1.00 1.00
Non-Muslim 0.64 1.38 0.37*
Ethnic group
Poular ® 1.00 1.00 1.00
Wolof 0.39** 0.80+ 0.71
Serer 0.31** 1.28+ 0.15*
Others 0.86 1.03 0.77*
Levels of education
No education ® 1.00 1.00 1.00
Primary 0.69** 1.04 0.62***
Secondary 0.48*** 0.38*** 0.37***
Tertiary 0.18*** 0.16*** 0.11***
Wealth index
Poorest ® 1.00 1.00 1.00
Poor 0.83 0.84 0.86
Middle 0.71* 0.52*** 0.81
Rich 0.43*** 0.35*** 0.45***
Richest 0.35*** 0.31*** 0.47***
Media exposure
No ® 1.00 1.00 1.00
Yes 0.56*** 0.38*** 0.74+
N 8,649 3,303
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