Exploration of pathways related to the decline in female circumcision in Egypt (2013)
This study is a Exploratory research regarding All FGM/C with the following characteristics:
Author(s): Modrek S,Liu JX
FGM/C Type(s): All
Health area of focus: None.
Objective: Exploration of pathways related to the decline in FGM
Study Population: Five waves of the Egypt Demographic and Health Surveys
(EDHSs),Using the 2005 and 2008 Egypt Demographic and Health Surveys
Findings: Across all communities,socioeconomic status,social media messages,and women’s empowerment all have significant independent effects on the risk of circumcision. However,after accounting for unobserved differences across communities,only mother’s education and household wealth significantly predict circumcision outcomes. Additional analyses of maternal education suggest that increases in women’s education may be causally related to the reduction in FGC prevalence.
Geographical coverage
Region(s):Northern Africa
Country(ies):Egypt