Socio-economic and demographic determinants of female genital mutilation in sub-Saharan Africa: analysis of data from demographic and health surveys (2020)
This study is a Explanatory research regarding All FGM/C with the following characteristics:
Author(s): B Ahinkorah ,J Hagan Jr,E Ameyaw,A Seidu,T Schack,E Torgbenu,S Yaya,F Sambah,E Budu
FGM/C Type(s): All
Health area of focus: None.
Objective: to examine the socioeconomic and demographic factors associated with FGM among women and their daughters in selected sub-Saharan African countries
Study Population: women and their daughters
Findings: FGM among women and their daughters decreases with wealth status,with women with the richest wealth quintile and their daughters less likely to undergo FGM compared to those with the poorest wealth quintile. Across education,the odds of women and their daughters undergoing FGM decreased with increasing level of education as women with higher level of education had the lowest propensity of undergoing FGM as well as their daughters. FGM among women and their daughters increased with age,with women aged 45–49 and their daughters more likely to undergo FGM.
Geographical coverage
Region(s):Western Africa,Eastern Africa,Middle Africa
Country(ies):Burkina Faso,Chad,Ethiopia,Guinea,Kenya,Mali,Niger,Nigeria,Senegal,Sierra Leone,Tanzania,Togo