Knowledge, attitude, and practice among mothers towards female circumcision Ombada province Khartoum state, Sudan

Esmeal, Ebtihal Alamen; Ahmed, Abd Elbasit Elawad Mohammed; Waggiallah, Hisham Ali; Almosaad, Yousif Mohammed

doi:10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20162043

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“…Our study shows that the majority of participants were aware of the health consequences of female circumcision; this finding is similar to the results of the study conducted in Sudan and Egypt in which 75% and 57.9% knew about the health consequences of female circumcision, respectively [14][15]. Psychiatric issues was the most chosen one by the participants in our study.…”

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confidence: 89%

“…Our results show that a high percentage of the participants had heard about female circumcision. A similar result was found in studies conducted in Sudan and Nigeria in which 100.0% and 90.5% were familiar with the term, respectively [15,18]. This could be explained by the fact that female circumcision is still widely practiced in many countries around the world, particularly Africa, the Middle East, and Asia [2].…”

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confidence: 75%

“…With regard to the role of health education and awareness in the eradication of FGM/C, similar results were found in Esmeal EA et al and Ibekwe et al, as both of these studies revealed that awareness campaigns and health education were suggested by the participants as the best actions in the elimination of this ritual [15,18].…”

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confidence: 66%

“…These factors were identified in many previous studies. For example, Esmeal EA et al reported that the preservation of virginity, following religious instructions, and cultural reasons were significant motivations for the continuation of FGM/C practice [15]. An explanation of this is that FGM/C is deeply rooted in many cultures and societies through multiple links to tradition, religion, safeguarding virginity, and moral standards [20].…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Out of the 368 respondents analyzed, 80.2% confirmed that FGM/C is still practiced. The purposes behind the persistence of this practice are to Ensure virginity (52.2%), follow religious guidance (32.9%), avoid social discrimination (10.2%), and good for prospective marriages (4.7%) [15]. In Saudi Arabia, a study in 2007 revealed that sexual function in women with FGM is unfavorably affected [16].…”

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confidence: 99%

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Section: Table 4: Cross-tabs (Chi-square) Between the Source Of Inforsupporting

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Differential effects from aspects of religion on female genital mutilation/cutting.

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Religion has been seen as one of the most important predictors of female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C), yet there are almost no studies that empirically examine how religion affects the parents’ decision to subject their daughters to FGM/C. Thus, the authors investigated how several aspects of religiosity—religious affiliation, prayer frequency, religious service attendance, religious fundamentalism, perceived governmental unfairness toward one’s own religious group, and perceived religious suppression—contribute to the parents’ decision for FGM/C. They analyzed randomly sampled cross-sectional data of African parents from 19 Sub-Saharan countries with a sample size of N = 13,077. The overall prevalence rate of parents having any of their daughters circumcised was 20%, varying per country from 1% (Cameroon) to 88% (Mali). Participants belonging to a traditional African religion reported the highest prevalence of FGM/C with 62%, followed by Muslim parents with 34%, unaffiliated parents with 14%, and Christian parents with an FGM/C rate of 10%. Using multilevel logistic regression, we found that parents’ decision for FGM/C was predicted by religious affiliation, lower prayer frequency, higher religious service attendance, higher perceived governmental unfairness, being older, and a lower level of education, but not by religious fundamentalism, perceived religious suppression, and gender. Thus, religiosity has differential effects on the parents’ decision for FGM/C: Although on its own, praying decreases the likelihood that parents will subject their daughters to FGM/C, the social aspects of religiosity increase this likelihood.

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Female genital mutilation/cutting is also seen as a technique for cleaning girls in some societies. They believe that FGM/C should be continued as a source of femininity and to protect virginity [15,16]. The concept of the girl as a source of shame influences attitudes toward the continuance of FGM/C. People feel that because FGM/C lowers female desire, it reduces premarital sex and sexual relationships [17,18].

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Knowledge, attitude, and practice among mothers towards female circumcision Ombada province Khartoum state, Sudan

Cited by 6 publications

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Awareness of Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting Among the General Population in 2019: A Survey-based Study in Saudi Arabia

Awareness of Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting Among the General Population in 2019: A Survey-based Study in Saudi Arabia

Differential effects from aspects of religion on female genital mutilation/cutting.

Study Females Attitude toward Female Genital Mutilation

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