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Table 4 Associations between routine medical inquiries concerning potential FGC-related health problems and all explanatory variables

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

Variable

Ask about FGC in consultations with patients from FGC practicing countries presenting with

Urogenital problems (n = 216)

Pregnant patients (n = 217)

Mental health problems (n = 214)

Sexual health problems (n = 217)

OR (CI)

p

aOR (CI)

p

OR (CI)

p

aOR (CI)

p

OR (CI)

p

aOR (CI)

p

OR (CI)

p

aOR (CI)

p

Gender

2.30 (1.22, 4.33)

0.010*

1.79 (0.83–3.86)

0.136

2.98 (1.55, 5.72)

0.001*

2.14 (0.97–4.75)

0.061

1.22 (0.71, 2.10)

0.464

0.05 (0.01–0.38)

0.004*

1.79 (0.93, 3.45)

0.083

1.31 (0.58–2.93)

0.515

Age

0.96 (0.73, 1.26)

0.746

1.79 (0.87–3.69)

0.114

0.98 (0.74, 1.29)

0.863

1.63 (0.78–3.42)

0.194

1.49 (1.16, 1.91)

0.002*

1.39 (0.72–2.71)

0.329

0.96 (0.72, 1.27)

0.751

1.65 (0.79–3.44)

0.183

Gender *Age

          

2.75 (1.48–5.11)

0.001*

    

Length of experience

0.89 (0.69–1.16)

0.393

0.55 (0.27–1.12)

0.100

0.95 (0.73–1.23)

0.687

0.75 (0.36–1.56)

0.444

1.37 (1.08–1.74)

0.009*

0.81 (0.45–1.48)

0.498

0.90 (0.69–1.19)

0.456

0.61 (0.29–1.26)

0.183

Any undergraduate training on FGC

1.86 (0.98–3.53)

0.058

1.31 (0.52–3.30)

0.568

2.10 (1.09, 4.05)

0.027*

1.61 (0.62–4.15)

0.328

1.05 (0.61, 1.81)

0.849

1.31 (0.59–2.90)

0.505

1.69 (0.86–3.30)

0.127

1.24 (0.48–3.20)

0.655

Any post-graduate training on FGC

3.46 (1.66, 7.19)

0.001*

3.22 (1.21–8.54)

0.019*

2.59 (1.29, 5.21)

0.008*

1.50 (0.57–3.92)

0.413

1.89 (1.08, 3.31)

0.025*

1.24 (0.58–2.68)

0.579

2.35 (1.14, 4.84)

0.021*

1.68 (0.64–4.40)

0.291

Training on FGC- related health problems

2.76 (1.44, 5.28)

0.002*

0.80 (0.30–2.16)

0.665

3.34 (1.72, 6.51)

 < 0.001*

1.69 (0.62–4.65)

0.305

1.78 (1.03, 3.06)

0.039*

1.08 (0.46–2.55)

0.862

2.55 (1.30, 5.03)

0.007*

1.10 (0.41–3.00)

0.849

Knowledge of FGC medical codes

4.82 (1.64, 14.11)

0.004*

5.08 (1.62–15.87)

0.005*

2.79 (1.11, 6.98)

0.029*

2.47 (0.90–6.82)

0.081

3.02 (1.49, 6.09)

0.002*

3.84 (1.72–8.58)

0.001*

5.43 (1.61, 18,36)

0.006*

5.52 (1.55–19.66)

0.008*

Adequate knowledge of the cultural aspects of FGC

2.82 (1.32, 6.03)

0.007*

1.88 (0.77–4.60)

0.164

2.53 (1.18, 5.43)

0.018*

1.44 (0.57–3.64)

0.440

1.94 (0.93, 4.06)

0.078

1.35 (0.57–3.22)

0.496

2.27 (1.03, 5.01)

0.042*

1.43 (0.57–3.61)

0.443

Need for more knowledge of WHO typology

1.07 (0.50, 1.62)

0.859

1.15 (0.43–3.08)

0.780

1.73 (.83, 3.59)

0.143

2.72 (0.98–7.53)

0.054

1.01 (0.52, 1.98)

0.971

0.99 (0.42–2.32)

0.977

1.16 (.52, 2.58)

0.713

1.58 (0.57–4.40)

0.384

Need for more knowledge of legislation

0.72 (0.32, 1.62)

0.428

0.74 (0.26–2.05)

0.556

0.63 (0.27, 1.45)

0.278

0.36 (0.11–1.18)

0.090

0.91 (0.47, 1.77)

0.783

1.21 (0.51–2.86)

0.666

0.51 (0.20, 1.29)

0.153

0.45 (0.14–1.47)

0.186

Experience with patients with FGC-related health problems

3.41 (1.56, 7.46)

0.002*

2.87 (1.22–6.74)

0.016*

9.52 (3.28, 27.63)

 < 0.001*

7.90 (2.52–24.81)

 < 0.001*

2.28 (1.27, 4.09)

0.006*

2.24 (1.13–4.46)

0.021*

5.96 (2.55, 15.84)

 < 0.001*

5.34 (1.91–14.91)

0.001*

  1. 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 after 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