Female genital cutting starts to decline among women in Oromia,Ethiopia (2010)
This study is a Descriptive research regarding All FGM/C with the following characteristics:
Author(s): Rahlenbeck S,Mekonnen W,Melkamu Y
FGM/C Type(s): All
Health area of focus: None.
Objective: To explore factors influencing attitudes towards the practice of female genital cutting (FGC) among women in Oromia region,Ethiopia
Study Population: Women
Findings: Prevalence significantly decreased with birth date,ranging from 95.1% in women aged 45-49 years to 75.8% in those aged 15-19 years. Overall,63.7% of women favoured the discontinuation of FGC,while 29.7% favoured its continuation. Education was strongly correlated with a stance against the practice: while only 54.6% of illiterate women were against it,this figure was 95.5% among women who had completed secondary school. While the reported prevalence was similar among Christian (87.8%) and Islamic women (89.1%),56.3% of Islamic women favoured discontinuation compared with 70.5% of Christian women. The higher that women scored on empowerment indices,the more they opposed the practice. In logistic regression models,educational level (P=0.001),personal FGC experience (P=0.001),religious affiliation (P=0.02) and self-empowerment were factors (P=0.01 and P=0.004) significantly associated with favouring discontinuation
Geographical coverage
Region(s):Eastern Africa
Country(ies):Ethiopia