Does Non-Governmental Organizations Sensitization have Positive Impact on Rural Community Awareness,Prevalence and Complications of Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting? Analyze of the Practice in Rural Setting in Mali (2019)
This study is a Comparative research regarding All FGM/C with the following characteristics:
Author(s): Youssouf,T.,Moustapha,T.,Ibrahima,T.,Amadou,B.,Seydou,F.,Salia,T. M.,… & Zana,D. S.
FGM/C Type(s): All
Health area of focus: Gynacological.
Objective: To describe epidemiologic aspects,complications and the opinions of people about law against FGM comparing eras with and without Non-Governmental organizations against female circumcision in Mali
Study Population: The target population for the study was parents/grandparents,girls,caregivers and women who performed circumcision. Girls aged from 0 to 18 years and women from 19 to 49 years who have been lived in the village for 2 years were included in the study
Findings: The prevalence of female genital cutting was very high (88.1%). It is higher in eras where non-governmental organizations are not active (94.6%). The decision of cutting was mainly taken by the grandparents (29.3%) and the mother (18.1%). The two main reasons to perform this practice were custom/tradition (53.1%) and the religion (30.5%). Cutting has been done in the 98.0% and in health center 2.0% of cases. The mains complications were: infibulation/dysuria (46.9%) and vulva cysts (23.5%). The majority of respondents where Non-Governmental Organizations are active (60.7%) were against a law penalizing the practic
Geographical coverage
Region(s):Western Africa
Country(ies):Mali