Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), Cultural Challenges and Complications during Delivery at Omdurman Maternity Hospital (OMH), Sudan 2015
Abstract
This document presents un article on Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), Cultural Challenges and Complications during Delivery at Omdurman Maternity Hospital (OMH), Sudan 2015. The objective of this article is o determine the prevalence, socio-cultural factors behind the persistence of FGM and its associated complications during labour among primigravidae at Omdurman maternity hospital (OMH), Sudan, during 2015. Methodology: A descriptive study, conducted at OMH, for primigravidae delivered during 2015. After an informed consent, circumcised women, delivered vaginally, were included for the study and uncircumcised were the control. Data was collected by trained data collectors and resident registrars using a structured format. Results: A total of 2434 primigravidae, delivered vaginally during 2015 at OMH were studied, 791 (32.5%) were circumcised and 1643 (67.5%) were uncircumcised. Out of the circumcised women, 570 (72.1%) were type II, 190 (24.0%) type I and only 031 (03.9%) were type III (infibulated)
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Document Type
Papers
Source
Donnish Journal of Medicine and Medical Sciences DJMMS
Keywords :
Female Genital mutilation//Sexual violence//Human rights// Women rights//Reproductive health//gender inequality//