Breaking the FGM Cycle in Nigeria (2015)
This study is a Exploratory research regarding All FGM/C with the following characteristics:
Author(s): Aparna Jain
FGM/C Type(s): All
Health area of focus: None.
Objective: Using the 2013 Nigeria DHS couple data,multilevel mixed logistic models was employed to assess couple attitudinal agreement/discordance for/against FGM on the probability that at least one daughter was circumcised.
Study Population: Couples
Findings: Results showed that mothers who believed FGM should end,even if their husbands believed it should continue,were 77% less likely to circumcise their daughters (95% CI: 0.16- 0.33). This relationship held among FGM (OR: 0.76; 95% CI: 0.15-0.37) and non-FGM mothers (OR: 0.29; 95% CI: 0.08-0.29). When stratifying by region,this association was lost in NW,NC,and SE,where there was no association in circumcised daughters and couple FGM attitudes. Results suggest that while FGM is a normative practice in some regions,changing FGM attitudes of mothers are critical in breaking the cycle of FGM in subsequent generations.
Geographical coverage
Region(s):Western Africa
Country(ies):Nigeria