Medicalization of Female Genital Cutting in Sapele Local Government Area,Delta State,Nigeria: The Implication for Health Care Provision in Nigeria (2021)
This study is a Descriptive research regarding All FGM/C with the following characteristics:
Author(s): Ikechukwu I,Isah EC,Ehinze SE
FGM/C Type(s): All
Health area of focus: None.
Objective: This study assessed medicalization of FGC in Sapele Local Government Area,Delta State and made recommendations geared towards ending its practice.
Study Population: reproductive age women (15 – 44 years)
Findings: Results: Prevalence of FGC was 277 (55.2%),of which 223 (80.5%) were medicalized. The mean age of cutting was 16.8 ± 5.46 years and nurses performed majority 220 (79.4%) of them. Few 44 (8.8%) of the respondents were aware of possible complications of FGC. Qualitative findings indicated that FGC is still being practiced with nurses being reported as major practitioners.Conclusion: Despite concerted efforts to eliminate FGC,its practice is still propagated with increasing heath workers as practitioners. Advocacy and health education for women and girls as well as training and retraining of health care providers is imperative to check this trend.
Geographical coverage
Region(s):Western Africa
Country(ies):Nigeria