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Table 2 Association between exposure to FGM and signs and symptoms suggestive of eclampsia occurring in a pregnancy in the previous twelve months, Mali 2006, n = 3658

From: Is female genital mutilation associated with eclampsia? Evidence from a nationally representative survey data

 

Eclampsia

Total

Yes, n (%)

cOR

95% CI

aOR

95% CI

No FGM

331

16 (4.8)

1.0

1.0

Just nicked (type I)

167

4 (2.4)

0.5

0.2–1.5

0.6

0.1–1.6

Flesh removed (type II)

3092

166 (5.4)

1.1

0.7–1.9

1.1

0.6–1.9

Genital area sewn closed (type III, infibulation)

407

48 (11.8)

2.8

1.5–5.0

2.5

1.4–4.6

  1. cOR: Crude Odds Ratio; aOR: Adjusted Odds Ratio for maternal age, residence, wealth, maternal education, access to ANC, and parity