Female genital mutilation in Africa: Scoping the landscape of evidence (2020)
This study is a Explanatory research regarding All FGM/C with the following characteristics:
Author(s): O Obiora,J Maree,N Nkosi-Mafutha
FGM/C Type(s): All
Health area of focus: None.
Objective: To describe the publication output on FGM/C conducted in Africa over a period of 10 years and identify trends and gaps to guide future research.
Study Population: women and children
Findings: Of the 401 articles identified for possible inclusion,only 28 articles met the inclusion requirements. Most of the studies (n = 17; 60.7%) were quantitative and focused on prevalence,attitudes,perpetrators,and health consequences of FGM/C. Two themes and six sub-themes arose from the data. The themes were the practice of FGM/C and the attempts to end FGM/C.
Geographical coverage
Region(s):Not specified
Country(ies):Not specified