Table 1 Summary of socio-demographic characteristics of sample (N = 6543)
Variable | Weighted Frequency (n) | Percentage (%) | Intends to circumcise daughter in future | X2, p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes (%) | No (%) | ||||
Individual level | |||||
Education |  |  |  |  | 618.048, p < 0.001 |
 No Education | 4895 | 74.8 | 93.3 | 6.7 |  |
 Primary | 845 | 12.9 | 88.6 | 11.4 |  |
 Secondary | 712 | 10.9 | 74.2 | 25.8 |  |
 Higher | 91 | 1.4 | 32.4 | 67.7 |  |
Age | |||||
 15–19 | 203 | 3.1 | 87.6 | 12.4 | 5.107, 0.530 |
 20–24 | 815 | 12.5 | 89.8 | 10.2 |  |
 25–29 | 1490 | 22.8 | 90.1 | 9.9 |  |
 30–34 | 1443 | 22.0 | 90.2 | 9.8 |  |
 35–39 | 1367 | 20.9 | 89.0 | 11.0 |  |
 40–44 | 687 | 10.5 | 90.4 | 9.6 |  |
 45–49 | 538 | 8.2 | 87.3 | 12.7 |  |
Wealth | |||||
 Poorest | 1488 | 22.7 | 94.9 | 5.2 | 460.818, p < 0.001 |
 Poorer | 1426 | 21.8 | 93.1 | 6.9 |  |
 Middle | 1415 | 21.6 | 93.2 | 6.8 |  |
 Richer | 1221 | 18.7 | 90.5 | 9.5 |  |
 Richest | 993 | 15.2 | 70.7 | 29.3 |  |
Religion |  |  |  |  | 322.448, p < 0.001 |
 Christianity | 1138 | 17.4 | 75.3 | 24.7 |  |
 Islam | 5390 | 82.4 | 92.8 | 7.2 |  |
 Other | 15 | 0.2 | 86.7 | 13.3 |  |
Healthcare decision |  |  |  |  | 19.549, p < 0.001 |
 Alone | 539 | 8.2 | 89.8 | 10.2 |  |
 With partner | 2993 | 45.7 | 87.9 | 12.1 |  |
 Partner | 2982 | 45.5 | 91.3 | 8.7 |  |
 Other | 29 | 0.4 | 83.3 | 16.7 |  |
Number of daughters |  |  |  |  | 54.180, p < 0.001 |
 0 | 854 | 13.1 | 85.8 | 14.2 |  |
 1 | 3132 | 47.9 | 87.8 | 12.2 |  |
 2 | 1746 | 26.7 | 92.6 | 7.4 |  |
 3 | 625 | 9.6 | 93.9 | 6.1 |  |
 4 or more | 186 | 2.9 | 92.7 | 7.3 |  |
Daughters Circumcised |  |  |  |  | 115.497, p < 0.001 |
 None | 5129 | 78.4 | 87.5 | 12.5 |  |
 1 | 821 | 12.5 | 97.2 | 2.8 |  |
 2 | 410 | 6.3 | 97.6 | 2.4 |  |
 3 or More | 183 | 2.8 | 98.9 | 1.1 |  |
Frequency of reading Newspaper |  |  |  |  | 411.951, p < 0.001 |
 Not at all | 6263 | 95.7 | 91.3 | 8.7 |  |
 Less than once a week | 103 | 1.6 | 59.8 | 40.2 |  |
 At least once a week | 177 | 2.7 | 52.3 | 47.7 |  |
Frequency of listening to Radio |  |  |  |  | 60.484, p < 0.001 |
 Not at all | 2813 | 43.0 | 92.2 | 7.8 |  |
 Less than once a week | 1428 | 21.8 | 90.7 | 9.3 |  |
 At least once a week | 2302 | 35.2 | 85.7 | 14.3 |  |
Frequency of watching TV |  |  |  |  | 296.693, p < 0.001 |
 Not at all | 5732 | 87.6 | 91.9 | 8.1 |  |
 Less than once a week | 292 | 4.5 | 83.7 | 16.3 |  |
 At least once a week | 519 | 7.9 | 68.5 | 31.5 |  |
Contextual level | |||||
Family head |  |  |  |  | 9.217, p < 0.01 |
 Male | 5176 | 79.1 | 90.2 | 9.8 |  |
 Female | 1366 | 20.9 | 87.5 | 12.5 |  |
Region |  |  |  |  | 391.544, p < 0.001 |
 Eastern | 1674 | 25.6 | 91.0 | 9.0 |  |
 Northern | 2515 | 38.4 | 93.6 | 6.4 |  |
 Southern | 1529 | 23.4 | 91.2 | 8.8 |  |
 Western | 825 | 12.6 | 68.8 | 31.2 |  |
Residence |  |  |  |  | 248.236, p < 0.001 |
 Rural | 1661 | 25.4 | 80.6 | 19.4 |  |
 Urban | 4882 | 74.6 | 93.5 | 6.5 |  |