Knowledge,attitude and practice of female genital cutting among antenatal patients in Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital,Kano (2003)

This study is a Exploratory research regarding I,III FGM/C with the following characteristics:

Author(s): Abubakar Z,Iliyasu Kabir,C Uzoho,M Abdulkadir
FGM/C Type(s): I,III
Health area of focus: None.

Objective: To assess knowledge,attitude and practice of female genital cutting among antenatal patients in Aminu Kano Teaching hospital in northern Nigeria
Study Population: Women
Findings: Majority (91.4%) of the respondents have heard about FGC. Clitoridectomy and infibulation were known by 36.2% and 5.2% of the respondents respectively. Sixty and 5.2% of respondents knew that HIV/AIDS and Hepatitis could be transmitted by methods used in FGC. Other complications mentioned include sexual dissatisfaction (25.7%) and difficult delivery (8.6%). Furthermore,16% of respondents wished FGM/C would continue mainly due to cultural or religious reasons,this opinion was associated with low (20.5%) level of education. Opponents of FGC gave medical complications as their main reason. Prevalence of circumcision was 23.3% and the most common type (36.7%) was clitoridectomy.

Geographical coverage
Region(s):Western Africa
Country(ies):Nigeria

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