Does Female Circumcision affect infertility and fertility? A study of the central African Republic,Côte d’Ivoire,and Tanzania (2000)
This study is a Correlation research regarding All FGM/C with the following characteristics:
Author(s): Larsen Ulla,Sharon Yan
FGM/C Type(s): All
Health area of focus: FGM and infertility.
Objective: To explores the association between female circumcision and infertility and fertility,
Study Population: Women
Findings: In all three countries,however,circumcised women grouped by age at circumcision did not have significantly different odds of infertility nor of having a child than did uncircumcised women,when the effects of covariates were controlled. Thus we find evidence suggesting that the practice of female circumcision does not have a statistically discernible effect on women’s ability to reproduce.
Geographical coverage
Region(s):Western Africa,Eastern Africa,Middle Africa
Country(ies):Central African Republic,Côte d’Ivoire,Tanzania