The impact of socio-economic status on the practice,perception and attitudes of secondary school girls towards Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) (2003)
This study is a Correlation research regarding All FGM/C with the following characteristics:
Author(s): Magied Ahmed Abdel,Huda Faried,Marwa Salama,and Hanaa Salama
FGM/C Type(s): All
Health area of focus: None.
Objective: Assesment of the Knowledge,attitudes and perception of secondary school girls on FGM/C, Assesment of the impact of the educational and Socio_economic status of parents on the attitudes of respondent towards FGM/C
Study Population: secondary school girls aged 13-22
Findings: It was found that a direct relationship exists between the parent’s socio-economic status and the type of circumcision chosen for the respondents. Irrespective of the socio-economic status of the parents,the respondents had positive attitudes regarding the circumcision of their future daughters
Geographical coverage
Region(s):Northern Africa
Country(ies):Sudan