Prevalence of Female Genital Mutilation, and Women’s Knowledge, Attitude, and Intention to Practice in Egypt: A Nationwide Survey
Abstract
This document presents a research article on Prevalence of Female Genital Mutilation, and Women’s Knowledge, Attitude, and Intention to Practice in Egypt : A Nationwide Survey. The prevalence of FGM was 74.2%. Only 5.7% of females had a good level of knowledge, 65.3% had a favorable attitude regarding (i.e. were against) FGM, and 31.8% reported that they intended to practice FGM. Logistic regression models showed that younger age, rural area of residence, and level of education (illiteracy or just reading and writing) were significantly associated with a poor level of knowledge, and level of education, marital status, exposure to mutilation, and level of knowledge significantly affected their attitude. Significant predictors of females’ intention to practice were their mutilation experience, level of knowledge, and attitude and husband’s pressure to
perform FGM.
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| 2024-07-09 07:51:19
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كلمات المفاتيح :
Female Genital Mutilation// Sexual Medicine//Sexuam Health// The Psychology of Human Sexuality// cosmetic genital surgery// female genital cutting// Sociocultural// Culture// Ethics// Cultural Sensitivity// Sexual Dysfunction// Religious Beliefs//Sexual Dysfunction// Distress// Clinical Sciences// Gender Studies// Human Rights// Women's Health// Egypt//Public Health//Gender and sexuality//Gender discrimination// Sexual and gender based violence// human rights violation of girls// human rights violation of women