Evaluation of Psychological and Sexual Effects of Female Genital Mutilation (Circumcision (2019)
This study is a Comparative research regarding All FGM/C with the following characteristics:
Author(s): Obaid,Z. M.,Amer,A. W. A.,El Mahdy,M. A. F.,& Mohammed,A. E. B.
FGM/C Type(s): All
Health area of focus: Sexual and psychological effects of FGM.
Objective: The aim of the present work is to evaluate sexual and psychological effects of female genital mutilatio
Study Population: a total of 200 women: 100 sexually active who were subjected to FGM/C while,100 sexually active weren’t subjected to FGM/C. All women were married and below the age of 50 and were collected from the outpatient clinics of Damietta
Findings: The study used different questionnaires and scores to compare the sexual satisfaction and psychological effects of the females in the study. For assessment of sexual satisfaction,Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI) questionnaire translated into Arabic was used and showed no significant difference between the two groups except for only a single domain” lubrication”
Geographical coverage
Region(s):Northern Africa
Country(ies):Egypt