Survey study of acute and long term effects of female genital mutilation among women in Sharkia Governorate (2014)
This study is a Descriptive research regarding I,II FGM/C with the following characteristics:
Author(s): Arafa E,Abdelghany A,Madkour N,Nossair W,Mohamed E
FGM/C Type(s): I,II
Health area of focus: None.
Objective: To evaluate the acute and long-term effects of female genital mutilation (FGM) among women in Sharkia Governorate
Study Population: Women
Findings: According to the study,the prevalence of FGM in Sharkia Governorate was about 85.5%. The prevalence of FGM in Upper Egypt was approximately 89% [12]-[14]. Low educational level and cultural believes may be the causes of increased prevalence of FGM in Upper Egypt. The majority of circumcised women (86%) denied the occurrence of any problems at labor related to circumcision. The reported problems at labor in this study were narrowing of introitus (8.4%),laceration (0.7%) and bleeding (4.9%). Female circumcision may be associated with sexual difficulties. Pain and tenderness may occur in the scar tissue,leading to dyspareunia,even if the vaginal opening is sufficient to allow penetration. In this study,74.6% of circumcised women believed that there was no effect of circumcision on their sexual satisfaction and 92.1% of circumcised women believed that there was no effect of circumcision on their husband’s sexual satisfaction. Approximately 16% of circumcised women complained of dyspareunia and believed that it was related to circumcision
Geographical coverage
Region(s):Northern Africa
Country(ies):Egypt