Table 3 Contextual determinants of generational continuation of FGM (Full Model)

Age (in years)

15–24

0.34 (0.24—0.49)^a

25–34

1.01 (0.80—1.27)

35–49

0^b

Years of Education

1.00 (0.97—1.02)

Religion

Christianity

0.89 (0.64—1.23)

Islam

0^b

Ethnicity

Yoruba

1.17 (0.62—2.23)

Hausa

0.64 (0.32—1.25)

Igbo

0.72 (0.44—1.17)

Others

0^b

Personal support for FGM

Yes

1.09 (1.04—1.15)^a

No

0^b

Level of Exposure to Media

Low

0.99 (0.98—1.00)

Medium

0.99 (0.97—1.01)

High

0^b

Household factors

 Wealth Status

Poor

1.05 (0.76 1.46)

Middle

0.88 (0.63—1.25)

Rich

0^b

 Female Household Headship

Yes

1.15 (0.87—1.52)

No

0^b

 Female Involvement in Household Decision

Yes

0.91 (0.85—0.96)^a

No

0^b

Community factors

 Zone

North Central

1.55 (0.99—2.42)

North East

3.66 (1.72—7.81)^a

North West

3.95 (1.94—8.04)^a

South East

1.79 (0.89—3.60)

South South

0.88 (0.50—1.53)

South West

0^b

 Residence

Urban

0.81 (0.63—1.03)

Rural

0^b

 Proportion of Yoruba

High

1.41 (0.89—2.24)

Low

0^b

 Proportion of Igbo

High

1.17 (0.83—1.66)

Low

0^b

 Proportion of Hausa

High

1.38 (0.71—2.67)

Low

0^b

 Proportion of the Poor in the communities

Low

0.93 (0.67—1.31)

Moderate

0.67 (0.41—1.09)

High

0^b

 Proportion of Uneducated Mothers

Low

1.14 (0.59—2.20)

Moderate

0.60 (0.42—0.86)^a

High

0^b

 Proportion of Uneducated Partners

Low

1.03 (0.74—1.44)

Moderate

1.16 (0.66—2.04)

High

0^b

 Proportion Unexposed to Media

Low

1.85 (1.35—2.53)^a

Moderate

1.47 (0.93—2.33)

High

0^b

 Proportion of Women Participants in Household Decision

Low

1.13 (0.84—1.52)

Moderate

1.35 (0.97—1.87)

High

0^b

 Proportion of Community Women who supported FGM

Low

0.76 (0.51—1.14)

Moderate

0.70 (0.55—0.90)^a

High

0^b