Female genital cutting in Kilimanjaro,Tanzania: changing attitudes? (2002)
This study is a Descriptive research regarding All FGM/C with the following characteristics:
Author(s): Msuya Sia E,Elizabeth Mbizvo,Akhtar Hussain,Johanne Sundby,Noel E. Sam,and Babill Stray‐Pedersen
FGM/C Type(s): All
Health area of focus: Prevalence,Gynaecological.
Objective: To study the prevalence,type,social correlates and attitudes towards female genital cutting (FGC) among urban women in Kilimanjaro,Tanzania; and to examine the association between FGC and gynaecological problems,reproductive tract infections (RTIs) and HIV.
Study Population: women attending reproductive health care clinics
Findings: 17% of the respondents had undergone FGC,mostly clitoridectomy (97%). Female genital cutting prevalence was significantly lower among educated,Christian and Chagga women. Women aged >or=35 were twice as likely to be cut as those < 25 years. Seventy-six per cent of those who had undergone FGC intend not to perform the procedure on their daughters. Age < 25 years (P < 0.0001) and low parity (P < 0.01) were predictors of that intention. There was no association between RTIs,HIV or hepatitis B and FGC. The study concluded that FGC was still fairly common but there was evidence of a change of attitude towards the practice,especially among young women.
Geographical coverage
Region(s):Eastern Africa
Country(ies):Tanzania