Factors affecting the practice of female genital mutilation of Ethiopian women (2011)
This study is a Descriptive research regarding All FGM/C with the following characteristics:
Author(s): Assefa Roman
FGM/C Type(s): All
Health area of focus: None.
Objective: To identify factors that affect female genital circumcision in Ethiopia using data collected in Ethiopian demographic and health survey (EDHS,2005)
Study Population: Women
Findings: Based on the binary logistic regression analysis age of women,region,place of residence,religion,frequency of listening to radio,mother’s level of education,and wealth index were found to be the most important determinants of circumcision
Geographical coverage
Region(s):Eastern Africa
Country(ies):Ethiopia