Association between maternal level of education and female genital cutting in 1-14 years girls in Egypt. A secondary analysis of the 2014 Egypt Demographic and Health Survey (2021)
This study is a Descriptive research regarding All FGM/C with the following characteristics:
Author(s): Eman A.
FGM/C Type(s): All
Health area of focus: None.
Objective: To investigate the association between the educational level of the mother and female genital cutting among young girls aged 1-14 years in Egypt.
Study Population: women of childbearing age
Findings: Of the 17,573 ever-married women,54% had daughter FGC. Multivariate logistic regression showed that maternal education was negatively associated with daughter FGC. Mothers with primary,secondary,and higher educational levels had lower odds of daughter FGC compared to uneducated mothers. The study also showed that wealthier mothers were less likely to have daughter FGC,while mothers who were circumcised had higher odds of daughter FGC.This study revealed that maternal educational level,among other factors was associated with
female genital cutting among girls aged 1-14 years in Egypt.
Geographical coverage
Region(s):Northern Africa
Country(ies):Egypt