Relationship between Socio Demographic Data and Female Genital Mutilation

Abstract

Background: The World Health Organization and the United Nations Children's Fund and the United Nations Population Fund released the first joint statement directly addressing Fmale Genital Mutilation. Aim: Assess Relationship between Socio Demographic Data and Female Genital Mutilation at Beni-Suef. Subject & Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study was used. The study population consisted of 2837 females in family health centers (FHCs) in different sitting at Beni-Suef. Α Structured Interviewing Questionnaire sheet was used to collect data. Results: The mean age of the studied participants was 22.6±5. The prevalence of FGM/C was 71.4%. Significant associations between FGM/C and participants' residence, level of education, marital status, religion, and parents' education (p≤0.001) were found. Conclusion & Recommendations: There is an association between socio-demographic data and Female Genital Mutilation at Beni-Suef. Development of an educational program for rural dwellers about FGM is required to increase their awareness.

Study Females Attitude toward Female Genital Mutilation

“…Regarding the association between attitudes and FGM, the result of the current study revealed that unfavorable attitude score was more prevalent among mutilated females, while the favorable attitude was associated with the absence of FGM. There was a significant relationship between FGM and the participant's attitude (p-value <0.001) [45][46]. This may attributed to their exposure to complications after FGM which affect them and left bad personal experiences.…”

Female Genital Mutilation Study Sexual Issues

“…The first is that it would have been developed in Egypt and spread to other countries, while the second is that it originated in Africa as an African tribal puberty rite and then transmitted to other places like Egypt [5][6][7]. The origin of infibulation (type of FGM/C) is slightly difficult to be traced, but it'd be dated to the Romans, and mainly performed on slaves to stop them from making sexual relationships [8][9][10]. Within the 19th century, the UK allowed the removal of the females' clitoris surgically as a treatment for epilepsy, sterilization, and masturbation [11][12][13].…”