Participants’ perspectives on FGM/C, by FGM/C status and total
| Women with FGM/C, n=175 | Women with no FGM/C, n=756 | Total sample, n=963 | |
| Perspective about continuation of FGM/C | |||
| Should continue | 32 (18.3) | 17 (2.2) | 51 (5.3) |
| Should stop | 91 (52.0) | 551 (72.9) | 662 (68.7) |
| It depends | 17 (9.7) | 30 (4.0) | 48 (5.0) |
| Do not know | 35 (20.0) | 158 (20.9) | 202 (21.0) |
| Perspective on main reason for continuation | |||
| Religious beliefs | 18 (10.3) | 61 (8.1) | 84 (8.7) |
| Moral reasons | 36 (20.6) | 153 (20.2) | 197 (20.5) |
| Tradition and cultural norms | 61 (34.9) | 331 (43.8) | 401 (41.6) |
| Social convention | 0 | 5 (0.7) | 5 (0.5) |
| Personal hygiene | 21 (12.0) | 8 (1.1) | 32 (3.3) |
| Sexual pleasure for the husband | 5 (2.9) | 1 (0.1) | 6 (0.6) |
| Two or more of the above reasons | 22 (12.6) | 69 (9.1) | 91 (9.4) |
| Not sure | 12 (6.9) | 129 (17.1) | 147 (15.3) |
Data are number (%).
FGM/C, female genital mutilation/cutting.