Attitude towards the Practice of Female Genital Cutting among School Boys and Girls in Somali and Harari Regions, Eastern Ethiopia

Table 1

Sociodemographic characteristics of the study population in Somali and Harari regions, Eastern Ethiopia.

Characteristics	Frequency ()	Percentage (%)
Age
16–18	388	81.2
19–20	80	16.7
21–22	10	2.1
Sex
Male	232	48.7
Female	246	51.3
Educational status
Primary	228	47.7
Secondary	250	52.3
Region
Harari	240	50.2
Somali	238	49.8
Religion
Muslim	309	64.6
Protestant	15	3.1
Orthodox	152	31.8
Catholic	2	.4
Ethnicity
Somali	213	44.6
Harari	57	11.9
Oromo	96	20.1
Amhara	77	16.1
Gurage	22	4.6
Tigre	13	2.7
Marital status
Single	462	96.7
Married	14	2.9
Divorce	2	.4