Female Genital Mutilation in Ghana: Prevalence and Socioeconomic Predictors

Table 1

Socioeconomic characteristics of the respondents.

		Frequency	Percentage
Area	Urban	4703	43.4%
	Rural	6137	56.6%
Region	Western	1036	9.6%
	Central	905	8.3%
	Greater Accra	1117	10.3%
	Volta	659	6.1%
	Eastern	820	7.6%
	Ashanti	1693	15.6%
	Brong-Ahafo	914	8.4%
	Northern	1151	10.6%
	Upper East	1146	10.6%
	Upper West	1399	12.9%
Age at first marriage	Below 15	1237	11.9%
	15-24	7611	73.1%
	25-34	1435	13.8%
	35 years and above	128	1.2%
Ethnicity	Akan	4035	37.2%
	GA/Dangme	666	6.1%
	Ewe	900	8.3%
	Guan	362	3.3%
	Gruma	458	4.2%
	Mole Dagbani	2976	27.5%
	Grusi	460	4.2%
	Mande	67	0.6%
	Other	910	8.4%
Educational level	Preprimary or none	4101	37.8%
	Primary	1994	18.4%
	JSS/JHS/middle	3370	31.1%
	SSS/SHS/secondary	939	8.7%
	Higher	434	4.0%
Have health insurance	Yes	6030	55.6%
	No	4810	44.4%
Functional difficulties (age 18-49 years)	Has functional difficulty	1214	11.2%
	Has no functional difficulty	9607	88.8%
Wealth index quintile	Poorest	3217	29.7%
	Second	1791	16.5%
	Middle	1878	17.3%
	Fourth	1909	17.6%
	Richest	2045	18.9%