Egyptian ever-married women’s attitude toward discontinuation of female genital cutting (2010)
This study is a Descriptive research regarding All FGM/C with the following characteristics:
Author(s): Afifi M
FGM/C Type(s): All
Health area of focus: None.
Objective: To examine Egyptian ever-married women’s beliefs and attitude toward the discontinuation of female genital cutting (FGC) and examine the significant sources of information which the women with positive attitude were exposed to the year prior to the survey
Study Population: Women
Findings: The study found out that only 12.4 percent of the sample intended to discontinue the practice. The logistic regression models showed that women with a positive attitude to discontinue the practice believed that FGC was not an important part of religious traditions,that husbands did not prefer a cut wife,and that FGC reduced sexual desire. The most significant sources of information related to a positive attitude to discontinue the practice were community discussions,the mosques or churches and the newspapers
Geographical coverage
Region(s):Northern Africa
Country(ies):Egypt