Analysis of the Cultural Origins of Violence against Women,with an Emphasis on the Circumcision of Women in Bender Kong (2007)
This study is a Descriptive research regarding All FGM/C with the following characteristics:
Author(s): Paisa Rezazadeh Jalali
FGM/C Type(s): All
Health area of focus: None.
Objective: To analyze of the Cultural Origins of Violence against Women,with an Emphasis on the Circumcision of Women
Study Population: Women
Findings: The findings demonstrated that there is much more support for FGM among Sunni population than the Shi’a population,even though a minority of Shi’a women also practiced and believed in FGM. According to her data,education also played an important role among women,where more educated women refused to ‘circumcise’ their daughters and were against the practice. the study concludes that most women in the area which she studied have come to believe that girls’ circumcision does not have any benefit and is instead very harmful to them.
Geographical coverage
Region(s):Southern Asia
Country(ies):Iran