A recent look for the implication and attitude of practicing female genital mutilation in upper Egypt: a cross sectional study
Abstract
This document presents a cross sectional study on A recent look for the implication and attitude of practicing female genital mutilation in upper Egypt. The study included 1175 women, from whom 89.1% were circumcised. Type 1 FGM was the most prevalent type practiced in about 58% of participants. Immediate complications occurred in 42.5% of women. Primary hemorrhage during circumcision was the most commonly reported immediate complication among 38.5% of them. Sexual problems were found in 40.5% of participants. Sixty-four women reported occurrence of hepatitis virus infection after the procedure. Moreover, 44 women were suffered from infertility and 72 women had an episode or chronic PID. Women who intend to circumcise their daughters are mostly those coming from rural areas (p=0.000) and housewives (p=0.000). Most of women (45.8%) who have the intent to circumcise their daughters claiming that it is religious based.
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| 2024-07-08 10:14:31
Document Type
Studies
Keywords :
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