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Table 3 Multivariable multilevel logistic analysis of individual- and community-level factors of female genital amputation among adolescent girls and young women in Ethiopia, 2016

From: Prevalence and determinants of female genital amputation among adolescent girls and young women in Ethiopia: multilevel analysis

Variables and their categories

Model I

Model II

Model III

Model IV

Age

15–19

1

 

1

 

20–24

1.41 (1.1, 1.79)

 

1.4 (1.1, 1.8)

 

Sex of household heads

Male

1

 

1

 

Female

1.02 (0.81, 1.29)

 

1.0 (0.80, 1.28)

 

Religion

Orthodox

1

 

1

 

Muslim

9.1 (6.61, 12.5)

 

7.3 (5.25, 10.1)

 

Protestant

0.24 (0.95, 1.9)

 

1.32 (0.92, 1.88)

 

Catholic

1.86 (0.52, 6.62)

 

1.75 (0.49, 6.2)

 

Traditional

0.25 (0.032, 1.95)

 

0.2 (0.03, 1.57)

 

Marital status

Never married

1

 

1

 

Married/ living with partners

1.69 (1.28, 2.21)

 

1.68 (1.27, 2.2)

 

Divorced/windowed/separated

1.44 (0.89, 2.35)

 

1.49 (0.91, 2.42)

 

Maternal educational status

No education

1

 

1

 

Primary

0.83 (0.59, 1.15)

 

0.96 (0.68, 1.36)

 

Secondary

0.51 (0.34, 0.76)

 

0.61 (0.40, 0.92)

 

Higher

0.35 (0.21, 0.56)

 

0.4 (0.25, 0.66)

 

Occupational status

Not working

1.36 (1.09, 1.7)

 

1.36 (1.09, 1.7)

 

Working

1

 

1

 

Wealth index status

Poor

1

 

1

 

Middle

1.02 (0.71, 1.48)

 

1.01 (0.69, 1.47)

 

Rich

1.03 (0.74, 1.44)

 

1.06 (0.71, 1.58)

 

Mass media exposure

No

1

 

1

 

Yes

0.87 (0.66, 1.14)

 

0.61 (0.56, 0.79)

 

Residence

Urban

 

1

1

 

Rural

 

3.59 (1.91, 6.73)

2.29 (1.28, 4.1)

 

Region

Central

 

1

1

 

Peripheral

 

4.25 (2.68, 6.71)

1.93 (1.26, 2.96)

 

Metropolitans

 

5.01 (2.81, 8.89)

2.24 (1.31, 3.82)

 

Community uneducated status

Low

 

1

1

 

High

 

2.91 (1.91, 4.44)

1.73 (1.16, 2.59)

 

Community poverty

Low

 

1

1

 

High

 

0.72 (0.46, 1.12)

0.95 (0.63, 1.44)

 

Community media exposure

Low

 

1

1

 

High

 

0.67 (0.38, 1.48)

0.56 (0.32, 1.17)

 

Constant

1.7 (1.4, 2.2)

0.59 (0.38, 0.92)

0.29 (0.15, 0.54)

0.24 (0.11, 0.52)