Prevalence and factors associated with female genital mutilation among women of reproductive age in the Bawku municipality and Pusiga District of northern Ghana. (2018)
This study is a Primary quantitative regarding Not specified FGM/C with the following characteristics:
Author(s): Sakeah,E.,Debpuur,C.,Oduro,A. R.,Welaga,P.,Aborigo,R.,Sakeah,J. K.,& Moyer,C. A.
FGM/C Type(s): Not specified
Health area of focus: .
Objective: To determine circumcisionstatus of women of reproductive age and factorsassociated with it in the Bawku Municipality and PusigaDistrict of northern Ghana.
Study Population: women of reproductive age (15–49).
Findings: Among all respondents,830 women who participated in the study,61% reported having undergone FGM.Of those circumcised,66% indicated their mothers influenced it. Three quarters of the women think FGM could bestopped through health education. Women who live in the Pusiga district (AOR: 1.66; 95% CI: 1.16–2.38),are aged35–49 (AOR: 4.24; 95% CI: 2.62–6.85),and have no formal education (AOR: 2.78; 95% CI: 1.43–5.43) or primaryeducation (AOR: 2.10; 95% CI: 1.03–4.31) were more likely to be circumcised relative to those who reside in BawkuMunicipal,are aged 15–24,and had tertiary education. Likewise,married women (AOR: 3.82; 95% CI: 2.53–5.76) weremore likely to have been circumcised compared with unmarried women. At a site-specific level,factors associatedwith FGM included age and marital status in Bawku,and age,marital status,and women’s education in Pusiga.
Geographical coverage
Region(s):Western Africa
Country(ies):Ghana