Effects of school-based health education on attitudes of female students towards female genital mutilation in Sudan (2019)
This study is a Descriptive research regarding All FGM/C with the following characteristics:
Author(s): Mahgoub,E.,Nimir,M.,Abdalla,S.,& Elhuda,D. A. (2019)
FGM/C Type(s): All
Health area of focus: None.
Objective: This study aimed to assess the effects of a secondary school-based health education intervention on the knowledge and attitude of female students towards FGM in Sudan
Study Population: Female secondary school students
Findings: The participants were between 14 to 17 years old,30.3% of which were subjected to FGM. The main source of information about FGM was family and friends (41.1%). The majority of participants had a negative attitude towards FGM. The means of knowledge and attitude scores increased from 8.63 and 5.76 pre-intervention (SD=1.937) to 11.99 (SD=2.264) and 6.53 post-intervention,respectively
Geographical coverage
Region(s):Northern Africa
Country(ies):Sudan