Knowledge,attitude and practice of female genital mutilations among males and females attending out patients and MCH clinic of elder district rural Hospital Galgadud Somalia (2008)
This study is a Explanatory research regarding All FGM/C with the following characteristics:
Author(s): Shamsul Azhar Shah,SA Abdi Nur,I. Halim,and Mohd Amin Rahmah
FGM/C Type(s): All
Health area of focus: None.
Objective: To determine the knowledge,attitude and practice of the community towards the FGM and its associated factors
Study Population: Males and females above 18 years of age attending the Out Patient Clinic and Mother & Child Clinic of Elder District,Rural Hospital Galgadud Region
Findings: Male respondents were noted to be more knowledgeable than their female counterparts (p 0.004) and so were respondents with formal education (p <0.001) and had occupation (p <0.001). Majority of the female respondents (97.1%) favored the practices of FGM and reasons such as to protect virginity (p <0.001),increase marital opportunity (p <0.001) and religious recommendations (p <0.001) were noted to be the important factors in the continuation of FGM. All of the female respondents have had some form of FGM,giving the prevalence rate of 100% with 64.1% underwent the procedure at between the age of 5-10 years old and the commonest form of FGM was infibulation. Mother (69.4%) was the important decision maker for these women
Geographical coverage
Region(s):Eastern Africa
Country(ies):Somalia