Prevalence and Barriers to Ending Female Genital Cutting: The Case of Afar and Amhara Regions of Ethiopia (2020)
This study is a Descriptive research regarding All FGM/C with the following characteristics:
Author(s): S Abebe,M Dessalegn,Y Hailu,M Makonnen
FGM/C Type(s): All
Health area of focus: None.
Objective: To inform and strengthen FGC interventions in Ethiopia.
Study Population: women,government officials,and community stakeholders
Findings: prevalence of FGC among mothers interviewed was 98%. Seventy-four percent of the female children of participants had undergone FGC.
Geographical coverage
Region(s):Eastern Africa
Country(ies):Ethiopia