Factors associated with female genital mutilation/cutting in Tanzania: insights from Tanzania demographic and health survey 2022

Our study found that prevalence of FGM in Tanzania is 8.2%. The factors associated with experiencing FGM included woman's socio-demographic factors like older age, rural residency, lower or no education, poorest wealth quintile, supporting FGM to continue and being in unions. This calls for collaborative efforts between the government and other stakeholders to design targeted interventions as ending FGM require a multisectoral approach addressing aforementioned determinants across multiple levels including education and wealth creation programs particularly to uneducated and poorest women from rural areas.