Important Lessons on FGM/C Abandonment from four reasearch studies in Egypt (2020)
This study is a Descriptive research regarding All FGM/C with the following characteristics:
Author(s): N Wahba,N Abdel-Tawab,A Salem
FGM/C Type(s): All
Health area of focus: None.
Objective: to assist the national task force for ending FGM/C in developing evidence based policies and programmes to accelearate the abandonment of FGM/C.
Study Population: four research studies in Egypt.
Findings: FGM/C is percieved acceptable when performed in a certain manner and if performed by a medical practioner. Doctors are percieved to know whether the practice is neccesary. Mothers are the the key players in the practice,however fathers are increasingly becoming involved.
Geographical coverage
Region(s):Northern Africa
Country(ies):Egypt