A Pilot Study of the Attitude of Nigerian University Students Towards Female Genital Mutilation

Aigbodion, A.I.; Imhonde, Henry O.; Aluede, Oyaziwo

doi:10.1080/09720073.2005.11890923

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“…In the current study, the findings revealed that, the parents with lower educational levels were the most likely to have submitted their daughters to FGM, in agreement with other studies (15,23,24) . With increasing highest level of education, the proportion of individuals who support the continuation of the practice decreased.…”

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confidence: 81%

Prevalence of female genital mutilation among school girls in ElMansoura Center, El-Dakahlia Governorate, Egypt

Yasein¹

2014

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Prevalence of female genital mutilation among school girls in ElMansoura Center, El-Dakahlia Governorate, Egypt

Yasein¹

2014

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“…In fact, women with low levels of knowledge on FGM had more positive attitudes toward this practice as compared to those with high knowledge levels. This finding was also reported by A. I. Aigbodion et al The attitude towards old traditions change slowly and therefore strong educational interventions should be implemented [15].…”

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confidence: 80%

Related Factors of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) in Ravansar (Iran)

Pashaei¹,

Rahimi²

2012

J Women’s Health Care

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This study was performed to determine the prevalence and related factors of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) in women visited at the health centers of the city of Ravansar In Kermanshah province, Iran. This cross-sectional study was conducted on 348 women who were visited at 5 health centers of the city of Ravansar. Data was collected using a structured questionnaire and women were examined about exist FGM. The prevalence of FGM was 55.7% among Ravansars' women. It increases with age and about 54.4% were circumcised less than 7 years age. Almost all operations were performed by traditional circumcisers 85.7%. FGM was correlated with mothers' education level (p<0.001), age (p<0.001), women's level of education (p=0.006) and the level of knowledge and attitude toward mutilation (p<0.001). FGM is a common practice in Ravansars' women. Improving the public knowledge regarding FGM and its consequences is extremely essential.

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“…In most studies, the sample was representative of the population, the response rate was adequate, and standardized data collection methods were used. On the other hand, in all but two studies (Aigbodion et al, 2004;El-Gibaly et al, 2002), there was a failure to explain whether (and how) the participants who agreed to participate were different from those who refused to participate and to show that the measures were reliable and valid.…”

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“…Since the one included effectiveness study from Nigeria took place among female and male community members in the southeast, we emphasize context data most pertinent for this group, but present all data extracted from the 13 included context studies (presented in 14 publications). All included context studies were cross‐sectional studies (Abubakar et al, 2004; Aigbodion et al, 2004; Briggs, 2002; Dare et al, 2004; Freymeyer & Johnson, 2007; Kandala et al, 2009; Nigeria DHS, 2000; Odimegwu et al, 1998; Odimegwu et al, 2001; Odimegwu & Okemgbo, 2003; Okemgbo et al, 2002; Osifo & Evbuomwan, 2009; Snow et al, 2002; Ugboma et al, 2004). In total, 30,749 participants were included, mainly from the south of the country (table 17).…”

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Interventions to reduce the prevalence of female genital mutilation/cutting in African countries

Berg¹,

Denison²

2012

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This Campbell systematic review examines the empirical research on the effectiveness of female genital mutilation/cutting (‘FGM/C’) interventions to reduce the occurrence of FGM/C practices in the 28 African countries that carry out FGM/C practices. The review also examines the empirical research on contextual factors that may help explain the effectiveness, or lack thereof, of such interventions. It summarises findings from 8 effectiveness studies and 27 context studies conducted in seven different African countries: Burkina Faso, Egypt, Ethiopia, Somalia/Kenya, Mali, Nigeria and Senegal. Interventions to encourage the abandonment of FGM/C have positive effects on attitudes, but no effect was found on the practice of FGM/C itself. The lack of effects may be due to weak study design, including small samples, and high heterogeneity among the included studies. The main factors that supported FGM/C were tradition, religion, and reduction of women's sexual desire. The main factors that hindered FGM/C were medical complications and prevention of sexual satisfaction. Key messages This systematic review aimed to answer the following research questions: 1.What is the effectiveness of interventions designed to reduce the prevalence of female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) compared to no or other active intervention? 2.How do factors related to the continuance and discontinuance of FGM/C help explain the effectiveness of interventions designed to reduce the prevalence of FGM/C? We used an integrative evidence approach, whereby analyses of effectiveness data and context data were completed in separate streams, but where we in the final step integrated the results from the two sets of data in a realist synthesis approach. We included eight effectiveness studies (research question 1). All employed a controlled before‐and‐after study design. The quality assessment resulted in a final decision of weak study quality for all eight studies, which involved 7,042 participants residing in seven different African countries: Burkina Faso, Egypt, Ethiopia, Somalia/Kenya, Mali, Nigeria, and Senegal. We could perform four meta‐analyses but there was doubt about the validity of all results. The results showed that the effectiveness of the included interventions was limited, although they pointed to potential advantageous developments, such as positive changes in attitudes and knowledge regarding FGM/C, as a result of the FGM/C abandonment interventions. We included 27 context studies (research question 2) from the countries where an effectiveness study had taken place (we did not identify any studies from Ethiopia). The synthesis of context studies showed that the factors related to the continuance and discontinuance of FGM/C varied across contexts, but the main factors that supported FGM/C were tradition, religion, and reduction of women's sexual desire. The main factors that hindered FGM/C were medical complications and prevention of sexual satisfaction. Our ability to conclude regarding both the question of effectiveness of FGM/C ...

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A Pilot Study of the Attitude of Nigerian University Students Towards Female Genital Mutilation

Cited by 6 publications

References 3 publications

Prevalence of female genital mutilation among school girls in ElMansoura Center, El-Dakahlia Governorate, Egypt

Prevalence of female genital mutilation among school girls in ElMansoura Center, El-Dakahlia Governorate, Egypt

Related Factors of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) in Ravansar (Iran)

Interventions to reduce the prevalence of female genital mutilation/cutting in African countries

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