Postpartum tightening operations on two delivery wards in Sudan (2006)
This study is a Descriptive research regarding All FGM/C with the following characteristics:
Author(s): Berggren,V.,A. Elsiddig Yagoub,A. Mahmoud Satti,M. Abdel Khalifa,F. Abdel Aziz,and S. Bergstrom
FGM/C Type(s): All
Health area of focus: Gynaecological.
Objective: To describe a study to explore the prevalence of postpartum tightening operations of the vulva and reinfibulation (RI) in Sudan.
Study Population: Women
Findings: 61% of the women tightening vulval operations had been carried out after delivery. Of the women who had not been submitted to female genital mutilation (FGM) with suturing before delivery,35% had such an operation after delivery. Two out of 20 women without any primary FGM had undergone a tightening operation following delivery. In the two study settings observed,the prevalence of postpartum tightening operations was 61% and included women without previous FGM.
Geographical coverage
Region(s):Northern Africa
Country(ies):Sudan