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

Table 3 Association between feeling uncomfortable talking to patients about FGC and the explanatory variables

Variable	Feeling discomfort talking to patients about FGC (n = 220)
Variable	OR (CI)	P	aOR (CI)	P
Gender	0.98 (0.58–1.67)	0.941	0.91 (0.49–1.68)	0.758
Age	0.89 (0.70–1.12)	0.311	0.78 (0.44–1.39)	0.400
Length of experience	0.89 (0.71–1.12)	0.309	1.22 (0.69–2.14)	0.498
Any undergraduate training on FGC	1.09 (0.64–1.86)	0.746	1.39 (0.67–2.92)	0.378
Any post-graduate training on FGC	0.63 (0.36–1.08)	0.089	0.77 (0.38–1.57)	0.470
Training on FGC- related health problems	0.64 (0.38–1.10)	0.106	0.83 (0.37–1.83)	0.636
Knowledge of FGC medical codes (ICD-10 or NCMP-NCPS-NCPR)	0.41 (0.22–0.79)	0.008^*	0.39 (0.19–0.79)	0.009^*
Adequate knowledge of the cultural aspects of FGC	0.45 (0.21–0.98)	0.044^*	0.64 (0.27–1.51)	0.310
Need for more knowledge of WHO typology	3.21 (1.57–6.57)	0.001^*	2.36 (1.04–5.34)	0.040^*
Need for more knowledge of FGC-related legislation	2.99 (1.51–5.93)	0.002^*	1.99 (0.90–4.38)	0.089
Experience with patients with FGC-related health problems	0.64 (0.37–1.11)	0.114	0.71 (0.38–1.33)	0.288

Note: n total number included in the analysis. Gender is coded 0 (males), 1 (females). Categories of age and length of experience were recoded into continuous variables. Age: coded 1 (< 30 years) to 5 (≥ 60 years), median = 3 (40 – 49 years). Length of experience = years of practice after basic medical training: coded 1 (≤ 5 years) to 5 (≥ 36 years of practice basic medical training), median = 3 (16 – 25 years of practice). Location of practice codes 0 (rural), 1 (urban). Country of medical training: coded 0 (abroad), 1 (Norway). All other explanatory variables are coded 0 (no) and 1 (yes). Statistical significance level at α ≤ 0.05, OR crude odds ratio, CI confidence interval, aOR adjusted odds ratio

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