Factors associated with general practitioners' routines and comfortability with assessing female genital cutting: a cross-sectional survey

Table 1 Distribution of all explanatory and outcome variables

Variable		N = 222	Percent
Variable		n	(%)
Gender	Female	121	54,5
Gender	Male	101	45,5
Age (years)	< 30	2	0,9
	30–39	61	27,5
	40–49	68	30,6
	50–59	41	18,5
	≥ 60	50	22,5
Location of practice	Urban	131	59,0
Location of practice	Rural	91	41,0
Length of experience (years)	≤ 5	20	9,0
	6–15	81	36,5
	16–25	45	20,3
	26–35	51	23,0
	≥ 36	25	11,3
Country of medical training	Norway	160	72,1
Country of medical training	Abroad	62	27,9
Any undergraduate training on FGC	Yes	103	46.4
	No	117	52.7
	No response	2	0.9
Any post-graduate training on FGC	Yes	92	41.4
	No	129	58.1
	No response	1	0.5
Training on FGC related health problems	Yes	117	52.7
	No	104	46.8
	No response	1	0.5
Adequate knowledge of FGC medical codes (ICD-10 or NCMP-NCPS-NCPR)	Yes	50	22.5
	No	170	76.6
	No response	2	0.9
Adequate knowledge of the cultural aspects of FGC	Yes	185	83.3
	No	35	15.8
	No response	2	0.9
Need for more knowledge of WHO FGC-typology	Yes	177	79.7
	No	43	19.4
	No response	2	0.9
Need for more knowledge of FGC-related legislation in Norway	Yes	173	77.9
	No	47	21.2
	No response	2	0.9
Experience with patients with FGC-related health problems	Yes	77	34.7
	No	145	65.3
	No response	0	0
Feeling discomfort talking to patients about FGC	Yes	42	18.9
	Partly	74	33.3
	No	104	46.8
	No response	2	0.9
Ask about FGC with urogenital problems	Yes	92	41.4
	Sometimes	71	32.0
	No	53	23.9
	No response	6	2.7
Ask about FGC with pregnancy	Yes	105	47.3
	Sometimes	60	27.0
	No	52	23.4
	No response	5	2.3
Ask about FGC with mental health problems	Yes	36	16.2
	Sometimes	79	35.6
	No	99	44.6
	No response	8	3.6
Ask about FGC with sexual health problems	Yes	97	43.7
	Sometimes	74	33.3
	No	46	20.7
	No response	5	2.3

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