Sociodemographic characteristics of the study participants, by FGM/C status and total
| Women with FGM/C, n=175 | Women with no FGM/C, n=756 | Total sample, n=963 | Test for difference* | |
| Age, years (average, SD) | 33.4±9.95 | 28.1±8.62 | 28.9±9.1 | t=−90.39 (df=930), p<0.001 |
| Nationality | ||||
| Saudi | 87 (49.7) | 572 (75.7) | 683 (70.9) | X2=81.23, df=1 p<0.001 |
| Naturalised Saudi | 23 (13.1) | 54 (7.1) | 79 (8.2) | |
| Non-Saudi | 65 (37.2) | 130 (17.5) | 201 (20.9) | |
| Marital status | ||||
| Single | 42 (24.0) | 403 (53.3) | 463 (48.1) | X2=38.65, df=1 p<0.001 |
| Married | 122 (69.7) | 330 (43.7) | 465 (41.3) | |
| Divorced | 8 (4.6) | 18 (2.4) | 27 (2.8) | |
| Widowed | 3 (1.7) | 5 (1.0) | 8 (0.8) | |
| Education | ||||
| No university education | 80 (45.7) | 307 (40.6) | 399 (41.4) | X2=1.53, df=1 p=0.23 |
| Some or completed university | 95 (54.3) | 449 (59.4) | 564 (58.6) | |
| Occupation | ||||
| Student | 30 (17.1) | 356 (47.1) | 404 (42.0) | X2=3.18, df=1 p=0.79 |
| Part-time employed | 11 (6.3) | 23 (3.0) | 36 (3.7) | |
| Full-time employed | 49 (28.0) | 185 (24.5) | 239 (24.8) | |
| Retired | 10 (5.7) | 6 (1.0) | 16 (1.7) | |
| Stay-at-home housewife | 75 (42.9) | 186 (24.6) | 268 (27.8) | |
| Monthly income | ||||
| <5000 Saudi Riyal (<≈US$1330) | 74 (42.3) | 158 (20.9) | 240 (24.9) | X2=34.74, df=1 p<0.001 |
| 5000–10 000 (≈US$1331–US$2665) | 57 (32.6) | 263 (34.8) | 330 (34.3) | |
| >10 000 (≈US$2665) | 44 (25.1) | 335 (44.3) | 393 (40.8) |
*Statistically significant differences between women with FGM/C and women with no FGM/C were found for age, Saudi nationality versus not, married versus not, income <5000 Saudi Riyal versus >5000.
FGM/C, female genital mutilation/cutting; ns, not statistically significant.