Maternal infibulation and obstetrical outcome in Djibouti (2015)
This study is a Explanatory research regarding I,II,III FGM/C with the following characteristics:
Author(s): Minsart Anne-Frederique,N’guyen Thai-Son,Ali Hadji Rachid,and Caillet Martin
FGM/C Type(s): I,II,III
Health area of focus: Obstretic.
Objective: To assess the relation between female genital mutilation and obstetric outcome in an East African urban clinic with a standardized care,taking into account medical and socioeconomic status.
Study Population: Mothers
Findings: Overall,29 of 643 women did not have any form of mutilation (4.5%),as opposed to 238 of 643 women with infibulation (37.0%),369 with type 2 (57.4%),and 7 with type 1 mutilation (1.1%).Women with a severe type of mutilation were more likely to have socio-economic and medical risk factors. After adjustment,the only outcome that was significantly related with infibulation was the presence of meconium-stained amniotic fluid with an odds ratio of 1.58 (1.10–2.27),pvalue=0.014. The study concluded that infibulation was not related with excess perinatal morbidity in this setting with a very high prevalence of female genital mutilation,but future research should concentrate on the relation between infibulation and meconium
Geographical coverage
Region(s):Eastern Africa
Country(ies):Djibouti