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Table 2 Women sexual functioning scores in relation to cut status

From: The ‘heat’ goes away: sexual disorders of married women with female genital mutilation/cutting in Kenya

 

Cut after marriage

Cut before marriage

Married & uncut

P-value

(n = 29)

(n = 173)

(n = 145)

Domain

Mean (Min - Max)

SD

Mean (Min - Max)

SD

Mean (Min - Max)

SD

Desire

3.35 (1.20–5.40)

1.14

3.38 (1.20–6.00)

1.31

3.55 (1.20–6.00)

1.09

0.402

Arousal

3.70 (2.10–5.40)

0.95

3.82 (0.00–6.00)

1.47

3.96 (0.00–6.00)

0.93

0.472

Lubrication

3.66 (1.80–5.40)

0.97

3.76 (0.00–6.00)

1.4

4.14 (2.10–6.00)

0.86

0.008

Orgasm

3.82 (1.60–6.00)

1.3

4.15 (0.00–6.00)

1.47

4.45 (2.00–6.00)

0.96

0.019

Satisfaction

4.21 (2.40–6.00)

1.09

4.75 (0.40–6.00)

1.21

4.78 (1.60–6.00)

1.07

0.042

Pain

4.7 (2.40–6.00)

1.41

4.18 (0.00–6.00)

1.59

4.47 (1.20–6.00)

1.16

0.142

Score

22.81 (13.30–28.90)

4.87

23.99 (3.60–35.60)

6.63

25.35 (17.90–33.60)

3.56

0.019