Effect of female genital mutilation/cutting; types I and II on sexual function: case-controlled study (2017)
This study is a Descriptive research regarding I,II FGM/C with the following characteristics:
Author(s): Ismail,S. A.,Abbas,A. M.,Habib,D.,Morsy,H.,Saleh,M. A.,& Bahloul,M.
FGM/C Type(s): I,II
Health area of focus: None.
Objective: The aim of this study was to explore the impact of type I and II FGM/C on sexual function of Egyptian women.
Study Population: Women
Findings: Female sexual dysfunction (FSD) was observed in 83.8% of FGM/C cases compared to 64.5% of the control group. The total FSFI score was considerably lower in the FGM/C group (19.82 ± 7.1) than in the control group (23.34 ± 8.1). Regarding the types of FGM/C,type I accounted for 73.6% of cases and type II for 26.4%. Type I FGM/C was predominantly performed by physicians (62.1%),whereas type II was predominantly conducted by midwives (44.4 percent ). 83.4 percent of FGM/C I cases,and 84.6 percent of FGM/C II patients contained FSD. Except for the pain dimension,there was no statistically significant difference between the two forms of FGM/C in terms of total and individual domain scores. Except for the desire domain,total and individual domain scores were considerably lower in both FGM/C groups compared to the control group. In this study,FGM/C was associated with decreased FSFI scores across all areas,and both types I and II were linked to sexual dysfunction.
Geographical coverage
Region(s):Northern Africa
Country(ies):Egypt