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Table 4 Most important motives associated with supporting the continuation of pricking (n = 617)

From: Factors associated with the support of pricking (female genital cutting type IV) among Somali immigrants – a cross-sectional study in Sweden

 

All

Men

Women

aOR

95% CI

aOR

95% CI

aOR

95% CI

Accepted by religion

 Nothing

1.00

Ref.

1.00

Ref.

1.00

Ref.

 Pricking

10.59**

5.44–20.62

9.18**

3.51–24.03

12.19**

4.52–32.87

 FGC excl. pricking

33.48**

15.56–72.03

39.06**

12.34–123.65

38.44**

11.44–129.18

Violation of children’s rights

 All forms of FGC

1.00

Ref.

1.00

Ref.

 FGC excl. pricking

2.86**

1.46–5.61

5.19**

2.09–12.87

 Never

0.13

0.01–1.07

Long-term health complications

 All forms of FGC

1.00

Ref.

1.00

Ref.

 FGC excl. pricking

5.52**

2.25–13.52

29.37**

3.47–248.81

 Never

Definition of FGC

 All forms of FGC

1.00

Ref.

 FGC excl. pricking

3.36**

1.35–8.36

Needed for respectability

 Nothing

1.00

Ref.

 Pricking

4.28*

1.10–16.61

 FGC excl. pricking

2.79*

1.03–7.59

  1. CI confidence interval, aOR adjusted odds ratio, Ref. referent category
  2. *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01
  3. Included in the forward stepwise logistic regression were variables measuring attitudes and knowledge of FGC in regard to: accepted by religion, violation of children’s rights, health complications, definition, respectability, and legal in Sweden