Reasons | Male | Female | All |
Reduce promiscuity among girls | 25 (38.5) | 28 (37.8) | 53 (38.1) |
Fulfill cultural demands | 63 (96.9) | 66 (89.2) | 129 (92.8) |
Satisfy peers influence | 7 (10.8) | 6 (8.1) | 13 (9.4) |
Initiate girls into womanhood | 9 (13.8) | 6 (8.2) | 15 (10.9) |
Fulfill spouse demand | 5 (7.7) | 12 (16.2) | 17 (12.2) |
To be able to deliver a baby | 5 (7.7) | 9 (12.2) | 14 (10.1) |
To prevent death of a baby | 1 (1.5) | 10 (13.5) | 11 (7.9) |
To satisfy sexual demands | 2 (3.1) | 9 (12.2) | 11 (7.9) |
Increase a girl’s beauty | 20 (30.8) | 22 (29.7) | 42 (30.2) |