Table 4 Knowledge about FGM among women of reproductive age group Keffa Zone, Southwest, Ethiopia, 2019
Variables | Category | Frequency | Percent |
|---|---|---|---|
Having information about health consequence FGM? | Yes | 637 | 84.9 |
No | 113 | 15.1 | |
1. Knowledge about immediate health consequences of FGM | |||
Severe pain | Yes | 529 | 83.0 |
No | 108 | 17.0 | |
Excessive bleeding | Yes | 463 | 72.7 |
No | 174 | 27.3 | |
Genital tissue swelling | Yes | 307 | 48.2 |
No | 330 | 51.8 | |
Infection and HIV | Yes | 339 | 53.2 |
No | 298 | 46.8 | |
Urine retention | Yes | 203 | 31.9 |
No | 434 | 68.1 | |
Impaired wound healing | Yes | 256 | 40.2 |
No | 381 | 59.8 | |
Psychological consequence | Yes | 256 | 40.2 |
No | 381 | 59.8 | |
Death | Yes | 133 | 20.9 |
No | 504 | 79.1 | |
Total knowledge of immediate health consequences | Good Knowledge | 469 | 62.5 |
Poor knowledge | 168 | 22.4 | |
have no information | 113 | 15.1 | |
2. Knowledge about chronic health consequences of FGM | |||
Chronic reproductive tract infection | Yes | 332 | 52.1 |
No | 305 | 47.9 | |
Pain full urination | Yes | 271 | 42.5 |
No | 366 | 57.5 | |
Menstrual problem | Yes | 235 | 36.9 |
No | 402 | 63.1 | |
Difficulty of sexual intercourse | Yes | 327 | 51.3 |
No | 310 | 48.7 | |
Difficulty of labour and child birth | Yes | 467 | 73.3 |
No | 170 | 26.7 | |
Obstetric fistula | Yes | 274 | 43.0 |
No | 363 | 57.0 | |
Psychological problem | Yes | 113 | 15.1 |
No | 232 | 30.9 | |
Total knowledge of chronic health consequences | Good Knowledge | 456 | 60.8 |
Poor knowledge | 181 | 24.1 | |
have no information | 113 | 15.1 | |