Awareness and practice of female genital mutilation/cutting in a semi-urban community in southwest Nigeri (2019)
This study is a Descriptive research regarding All FGM/C with the following characteristics:
Author(s): Olabisi,A. A.,Olumuyiwa,A. J.,& Saidat,I. B.
FGM/C Type(s): All
Health area of focus: None.
Objective: Gather accurate data highlighting predictors of the practice so that interventions to eliminate FGM can be effective
Study Population: women in Ado – Ekiti Local Government Area
Findings: FGM/C prevalence was 67.2%,and 94% of the women interviewed were aware of the practice. Although most,142 (39.3%),of the women heard of FGM/C from healthcare personnel,half,181 (50.1%),of the respondents noted that healthcare providers performed the FGM/C in the community. Young and middle-aged women,of Yoruba extraction who were married,and multiparous,were significantly more likely to have undergone FGM/C. Also,the likelihood of having experienced FGM/C was more among women who were presently employed (irrespective of the class of occupation),had female children,and with a poor perception about FGM/C. After including characteristics with p < 0.05 into multivariate logistic regression model with practice of FGM/C as the dependent variable,perception about FGM/C,employment as a skilled worker and being of Yoruba and Igbo extraction were independently associated with the experience of FGM/C in the study population. Scaling up media involvement and inclusion of FGM/C facts in school texts and curricula,legal sanctions for erring healthcare workers,female re-orientation to correct wrong perception about FGM/C’s supposed benefits,and accurate data for targeted public health interventions are recommended.
Geographical coverage
Region(s):Western Africa
Country(ies):Nigeria