Female genital mutilation/cutting in Nigeria: Is the practice declining? A descriptive analysis of successive demographic and health surveys and multiple indicator cluster surveys (2003–2017) (2020)
This study is a Descriptive research regarding All FGM/C with the following characteristics:
Author(s): N Kandala,N C.C.,G Atilola ,Z Moore,D Matanda
FGM/C Type(s): All
Health area of focus: None.
Objective: to generate evidence to inform strategies to address the practice in Nigeria.
Study Population: women aged 15–49 years and girls aged 0–14 years
Findings: the observed national prevalence of FGM/C among women 15–49 and girls 0–14 increased from 2003 to 2008,and then fell from its peak in 2008 (DHS) to 2016–17 (MICS) with less pronounced decline among girls. However,the extent to which FGM/C is practiced in Nigeria varies greatly across the country’s six geopolitical zones,with the South West and South East leading in prevalence of the practice
Geographical coverage
Region(s):Western Africa
Country(ies):Nigeria