Table 5 Factors associated with having one or more daughter circumcised in the Hababo Guduru district, west Ethiopia, 2014

Marital status^a

0.43

 Married

260

88.7

1

1

 Singles

33

11.3

1.70 (0.97–3.00)

1.36 (0.64–2.89)

Age^a

0.005*

 15–29

22

7.5

1

1

 30–39

129

44

1.82 (1.26–2.63)

1.95 (1.15–3.31)

 40–49

142

48.5

2.84 (1.84–4.40)

2.56 (1.40–4.69)

Residence^a

<0.001*

 Rural

245

83.6

1

1

 Urban

48

16.4

0.39 (0.26–0.57)

0.30 (0.17–0.51)

Religion^a

0.07

 Orthodox Christian

125

42.7

1

1

 Protestant Christian

104

35.5

0.75 (0.53–1.10)

0.98 (0.46–2.09)

 Traditional belief

64

21.8

1.64 (1.03–2.60)

3.86 (1.14–13.07)

Education^a

0.04*

 Illiterate

241

82.3

1

1

 Literate

46

15.7

0.49 (0.33–0.74)

0.50 (0.28–0.91)

 Primary and above

6

2

0.27 (0.11,0.67)

0.42 (0.12–1.42)

Occupation^a

0.64

 Housewife

264

90.1

1

1

 Student

4

1.4

0.50 (0.15–1.69)

2.19 (0.27–18.24)

 Merchant

22

7.5

0.80 (0.44–1.41)

1.71 (0.65–4.52)

 Civil servant

3

1

0.19 (0.05–0.65)

0.80 (0.15–4.30)

Knowledge^a

<0.001*

 Poor knowledge

229

78.2

1

1

 Good Knowledge

64

21.8

0.13 (0.09–0.18)

0.14 (0.09–0.23)

Attitude^a

<0.001*

 Negative attitude

251

85.7

1

1

 Positive attitude

42

14.3

0.12 (0.08–0.18)

0.26 (0.16–0.43)

Income^a

0.23

 <555birr

187

63.8

1

1

 556-1233birr

101

34.5

0.91 (0.65–1.27)

0.91 (0.55–1.51)

 >1233birr

5

1.7

0.30 (0.11–0.82)

0.24 (0.05–1.24)

Know FGM as criminal^a

<0.001*

 Yes

131

44.7

1

1

 No

162

55.3

4.45 (3.13–6.32)

5.00 (3.07–8.19)

Religion of father

0.04*

 Orthodox Christian

112

43.0

1

1

 Protestant Christian

96

36.9

0.69 (0.47–0.99)

0.62 (0.29–1.34)

 Traditional belief

52

0.2

1.21 (0.75–2.00)

0.22 (0.07–0.74)