Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of Burkinabe women aged 15–49, 1999, 2003 and 2010 DHS data sets
From: Trends and protective factors of female genital mutilation in Burkina Faso: 1999 to 2010
Sample characteristics | 1999 | 2003 | 2010 |
|---|---|---|---|
Number of women interviewed | 6,445 | 12,477 | 17,807 |
% of women that are Muslim | 58.1 | 61.2 | 62.3 |
% of women that are Christian | 28.4 | 28.8 | 30.3 |
% of women that are of traditional or other religions | 13.6 | 10.1 | 7.7 |
% of women residing in rural areas | 83.2 | 78.4 | 72.9 |
% of women in each of the Ethnic groups 1 | |||
Mossi | 58.8 | 56.6 | 52.5 |
Bobo, Dioula, Senoufu | 7.5 | 12.0 | 10.0 |
Fulfuldé, Peul, Touareg, Bella | 6.9 | 7.4 | 10.3 |
Gourmatché | 8.2 | 6.9 | 6.9 |
Gourounsi and Bissa | 6.9 | 3.4 | 8.5 |
Lobbi and Dagara | 4.8 | 9.9 | 4.9 |
Others | 7.1 | 3.8 | 7.0 |
Mean age of women | 28.4 | 28.8 | 28.8 |
Mean age at marriage | 17.3 | 17.4 | 17.6 |
% of women with primary or higher education* | 14.2 | 19.7 | 26.0 |
% of women circumcised2* | 83.6 | 79.2 | 76.1 |
% of women who would like circumcision to stop3* | 75.7 | 81.3 | 90.6 |
% of women who would like circumcision to stop by Birth cohort | |||
1950-1959 | 74.7 | 81.4 | |
1960-1969 | 77.8 | 82.6 | 90.0 |
1970-1979 | 76.1 | 82.3 | 91.6 |
1980-1989 | 73.1 | 79.6 | 91.1 |
1990-1999 | 89.4 | ||
% of women who would like circumcision to stop* by education level | |||
No education | 73.4 | 79.4 | 89.4 |
Primary education or higher | 86.9 | 88.3 | 94.3 |
% of women who would like circumcision to stop* by religion | |||
Muslim | 72.9 | 76.6 | 88.4 |
Christian | 84.4 | 90.3 | 95.6 |
Traditional or other religions | 68.5 | 80.3 | 90.3 |