Magnitude of and driving factors for female genital cutting in schoolgirls in Addis Ababa,Ethiopia: A crosssectional study (2010)
This study is a Descriptive research regarding All FGM/C with the following characteristics:
Author(s): Shay Thewodros,Haidar Jemal,Kogi-Makau Wambui
FGM/C Type(s): All
Health area of focus: None.
Objective: To examine FGM/C prevalence among schools
Study Population: Girls
Findings: The study found that almost 26 per cent of the respondents had undergone FGM/C at a median age of 4 years. FGM/C had most commonly been performed at age 1 – 5 years,when 50.9% of the total group had been circumcised. Of the girls attending government schools,36.6% had undergone FGM/C. The majority of the procedures had been performed by traditional circumcisers (62.3%),followed by health workers (22.6%). The decision to subject the girl to FGC was most frequently made by mothers (38.7% of the FGC group),the remainder of the decisions being made by fathers (24.5%),both parents (22.6%) and relatives (14.2%). There was a significantly higher prevalence of FGM/C among girls attending government schools,girls of Guraghe ethnicity,and girls whose mothers had no knowledge about the harm of FGC/C. A smaller proportion of girls living with both parents than of those living with relatives had undergone FGM/C
Geographical coverage
Region(s):Eastern Africa
Country(ies):Ethiopia