Men’s perspectives on the relationship between sexuality and female genital mutilation in Egypt (2013)
This study is a Exploratory research regarding All FGM/C with the following characteristics:
Author(s): Mawaheb T ElMouelhy,R Elise B Johansen,Ahmed R Ragab,Amel Fahmy
FGM/C Type(s): All
Health area of focus: None.
Objective: To address men’s perspectives on the relationship between FGM/V and women’s sexuality in Egypt with the purpose of studying how men and women see a relationship between FGM/C and sexual life
Study Population: Women,Men
Findings: Men saw FGM/C as the key to ensuring women’s sexual morality, and considered FGM/C as the key to controlling sexual relationships. Men were reported to increasingly take part in the decision-making about daughters’ FGM/C. In men’s view, FGM/C reduced female sex drive and thereby kept girls chaste before marriage and women faithful during marriage. Men wholeheartedly supported FGM/C for these reasons. However, others were ambivalent due to a concern that the practice might have negative consequences on their own sexuality as a consequence of a negative effect on their wives sexual feelings
Geographical coverage
Region(s):Northern Africa
Country(ies):Egypt