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Table 2 Efforts to identify FGM and related complications by health workers during client-provider interactions

From: Quality of services offered to women with female genital mutilation across health facilities in a Kenyan County

 

Level of Facility

Primary

N = 43

Secondary

N = 11

Tertiary

N = 7

Total

N = 61

n

%

n

%

n

%

n

%

Asked client on cut FGM status

 No

38

88.4

6

54.5

7

100

51

83.6

 Yes

4

9.3

5

45.5

0

0

9

14.8

 Missing

1

2.3

0

0

0

0

1

1.6

Asked about the severity of cut

 No

40

93

9

81.8

7

100

56

91.8

 Yes

3

7

2

18.2

0

0

5

8.2

Asked about possible effects of FGM

 No

39

90.7

8

72.7

7

100

54

88.5

 Yes

4

9.3

3

27.3

0

0

7

11.5

Explain how FGM might have undermined health physically and mentally

 No

41

95.3

8

72.7

7

100

56

91.8

 Yes

2

4.7

3

27.3

0

0

5

8.2