A comprehensive research study on Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting in Iran (2015)
This study is a Descriptive research regarding All FGM/C with the following characteristics:
Author(s): Kameel Ahmady
FGM/C Type(s): All
Health area of focus: None.
Objective: To provide in-depth data on FGM in Iran
Study Population: Men and women
Findings: Given that the different religious and ethnic groups are dispersed in all these provinces,drawing an exact FGM-affected map with rates of FGM is problematic and unlikely. For example,practicing FGM in Iranian Kurdistan is patchy and will show sharp variations from one region to another,even from one village to nearby village. In some cases elements of FGM tradition are very evident but in others (even nearby villages),FGM has been in decline for the past two or three generations. Changing times and modern life,the death and non-replacement of Bibis,lack of willingness to accept FGM by the younger generation,education,and the impact of the media,as well as some level of support from the clerics,are all factors in the declining rate of FGM.
Geographical coverage
Region(s):Southern Asia
Country(ies):Iran