Table 3 Demographic characteristics of women with type 3 FGM by type of episiotomy
No episiotomy | Anterior | Posterior lateral | Anterior & posterior | Other | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
(n = 857) | (n = 1115) | (n = 763) | (n = 3377) | (n = 75) | |
Age (mean) | 27.4 | 30.1a | 24.9a | 26.6a | 21.8a |
Urban Residence | 67.6 | 76.1a | 68.0 | 72.4a | 76.0 |
Education (%) | |||||
No education | 39.0 | 18.0a | 22.5a | 9.0a | 24.0 |
Non-formal | 9.1 | 2.3 | 7.0 | 1.8 | 41.3 |
Primary | 22.7 | 32.1 | 24.4 | 26.1 | 28.0 |
Secondary | 21.7 | 41.1 | 35.0 | 43.3 | 4.0 |
Tertiary | 7.5 | 6.5 | 11.1 | 19.8 | 2.7 |
Socioeconomic status (%) | |||||
Low | 37.9 | 14.1a | 28.2a | 9.0a | 38.7 |
Medium | 59.2 | 83.1 | 66.6 | 87.0 | 61.3 |
High | 2.9 | 2.8 | 5.2 | 4.0 | 0.0 |
Country (%) | |||||
Burkina Faso | 31.5 | 5.9a | 26.9a | 0.8a | 5.3a |
Ghana | 2.7 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
Kenya | 2.7 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 1.3 |
Nigeria | 22.5 | 0.8 | 11.3 | 1.3 | 90.1 |
Senegal | 1.4 | 0.0 | 1.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Sudan | 39.2 | 92.9 | 58.3 | 97.7 | 2.7 |
Any Previous Births (%) | 72.7 | 91.7a | 53.0a | 57.4a | 42.7a |