Factors associated with perceived continuation of females’ genital mutilation among women in Ethiopia (2010)
This study is a Exploratory research regarding All FGM/C with the following characteristics:
Author(s): Fikrie Z
FGM/C Type(s): All
Health area of focus: None.
Objective: To identify the main factors contributing to the support for the continuation of female genital mutilations in Ethiopia
Study Population: Women
Findings: There was low awareness with less education status,Somali and Afar regions,rural residence,and Muslim religion were predictors of continuation of females’ genital mutilation. The results on both descriptive and logistic regression model revealed that predictor variables like education,religion,residence,knowledge on ways of HIV transmission and region play significant role in determining the dependent variable. As a result,all predictor variables were strongly associated with the dependent variable. Regarding the fit of the model,support for the continuation of FGM,decreased with increase in education status. Furthermore,Muslim among other religions,and Somali and Afar among other regions,were more likely to support for the continuation of FGM
Geographical coverage
Region(s):Eastern Africa
Country(ies):Ethiopia