Female genital mutilation: a descriptive study (2001)
This study is a Descriptive research regarding All FGM/C with the following characteristics:
Author(s): Dandash Khadiga F,Amany H. Refaat,Moustafa Eyada
FGM/C Type(s): All
Health area of focus: None.
Objective: To study the practice of female genital mutilation in Sharkia governorate
Study Population: Mothers
Findings: Results showed that 97.2% of girls in rural areas were circumcised,compared with 81.9% of the girls in urban areas. Of the various factors studied,the study found that mothers aged 40 years and older,those married before the age of 20 years,housewives,illiterate mothers,and those living in rural areas more significantly practiced daughter circumcision. Regression analysis revealed that the level of the fathers’ education and the area of residence were the most significant factors influencing this practice. Fathers’ illiteracy and rural residence were the factors most responsible for its continuation
Geographical coverage
Region(s):Northern Africa
Country(ies):Egypt