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Table 3 Knowledge of mothers about genital mutilation in the Hababo Guduru district, west Ethiopia, 2014

From: Prevalence and associated factors of circumcision among daughters of reproductive aged women in the Hababo Guduru District, Western Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study

Knowledge about FGM

Yes

%

Does FGM represent a health problem?

62

10.2

Does FGM have any categories?

14

2.3

Can FGM bring infection?

36

5.9

Can HIV transmitted by FGM?

37

6.0

Does FGM violate human right?

9

1.5

Does FGM affect both mother and child during birth?

18

2.8

Does religion order circumcision of daughters?

47

7.7

Does Ethiopian law criminalize circumcising daughter?

59

9.7