Associations between FGM/C and HIV in Ethiopia,the Gambia,Associations between FGM/C and HIV in Ethiopia,the Gambia,Kenya,and Sierra Leone: A limited analysis of Demographic and Kenya,and Sierra Leone: A limited analysis of Demographic and Health Survey data (2019)
This study is a Descriptive research regarding All FGM/C with the following characteristics:
Author(s): Pinheiro,Y. A. N.,Moore,Z.,& Gathara,D.
FGM/C Type(s): All
Health area of focus: None.
Objective: This study examined the relationship between HIV prevalence,FGM/C status and key background characteristics such as age,education,household wealth,marital status,parity and residence among women aged 15 to 49 years
Study Population: women with both FGM/C and HIV statu
Findings: The rate of FGM/C was high in all countries except Kenya. FGM/C types I (partial or complete removal of the clitoris and/or the clitoral hood) and II (partial or complete removal of the clitoris and labia minora; and,in some cases,the labia majora) were predominant in all countries except Ethiopia. In Ethiopia type III (removal of the labia minora and/or labia majora,followed by forcing the wound edges together to create a seal,for example through stitching) was common. HIV prevalence ranged from 1.7 percent (Ethiopia 2005) to 8.7 percent (Kenya 2003). There was no statistically significant association between FGM/C status and HIV prevalence among women in Ethiopia,The Gambia and Sierra Leone. In contrast,in the Kenya 2003 and 2008-2009 samples,cut women were less likely than uncut women to be HIV
Geographical coverage
Region(s):Western Africa,Eastern Africa
Country(ies):Ethiopia,Gambia,Kenya,Sierra Leone