Female genital mutilation: a multi-country study (2015)
This study is a Descriptive research regarding All FGM/C with the following characteristics:
Author(s): Koustuv Dalal,Ming-Shinn Lee,Gainel Ussatayeva,Mervyn Gifford
FGM/C Type(s): All
Health area of focus: None.
Objective: The focus of the current study is the extent of FGM,the association of demographic and economic factors with FGM and women’s beliefs and attitudes towards FGM
in Egypt,Guinea,Mali and Sierra Leone.
Study Population: Women
Findings: In Egypt 94%,in Guinea 97%,in Mali 89% and in Sierra Leone,91%) women had genital mutilation. The majority of the respondents
believe that FGM that FGM is socially acceptable and a religious obligation. Majority of the respondents believe that FGM helps to maintain virginity
and that it leads to better marriage prospects and the prevention of adultery. The majority of women in the four countries argued in favor for the continuation of FGM. There is an inverse relationship between FGM and higher education and affluence.
Geographical coverage
Region(s):Western Africa,Northern Africa
Country(ies):Egypt,Guinea,Mali,Sierra Leone