A survey on the psychosexual implications of female genital mutilation on Urhobo women of the Niger delta communities of Nigeria (2004)
This study is a Explanatory research regarding All FGM/C with the following characteristics:
Author(s): Mukoro U. J.
FGM/C Type(s): All
Health area of focus: Psychological,Sexual.
Objective: The study focused on the psychosexual problems associated with the practice of female Genital Mutilation (F.G.M) of Urhobo women in the Niger Delta communities of Nigeria.
Study Population: Married Urhobo women in the Niger Delta,who had been genitally mutilated.
Findings: The practice of F.G.M has survived over the years because of the traditional importance attached to it and the cultural belief that,the practice prevents sexual promiscuity amongst women on the one hand,and that it prevents the mortality of babies at birth. Other attendant problems discovered in the course of the study showed that the practice of F.G.M is painful and it serves as a major source of infection on the woman on whom it is carried out. Also,the practice causes dyspareunia,frigidity and lack of sexual satisfaction. Ironically,there was large-scale ignorance about the health and societal implications of F.G.M amongst the Niger Delta Women.
Geographical coverage
Region(s):Western Africa
Country(ies):Nigeria