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Background: Female genital mutilation is one of the harmful traditional practices among women and girls. More than 130 million girls and women live today who have undergone female genital mutilation. In Ethiopia, a high prevalence (74.3% national and 68.5% in Amhara region) has been reported. This study was aimed to identify determinant factors of female genital mutilation practices in East Gojjam Zone, Western Amhara, Ethiopia. Methods: A community based cross sectional study was conducted among 730 women aged 15-49 years and having children < 5 years old in September, 2014. Data were collected using a pretested interviewer administered questionnaire. Descriptive statistics were used to describe study objectives, and bivariate and multivariate analysis to identify determinant factors to female genital mutilation.Results: 718 women and 805 daughters participated in the study. FGM prevalence was 689 (96%) and 403 (49%) among women and daughters< 5 years of age, respectively. Type1 and type 2 FGMs were common and daughters <1 years of age exhibited 91% female genital mutilation. Daughters' age, parent education level, residence, women circumcision history, culture, health education, frequent health extension workers follow up and participation in anti FGM interventions were risk factors to female genital mutilation practice.Conclusions: Female genital mutilation practices continues to be a major problem to women and daughter <5 years of age in the study area. A number of factors were associated with FGM practices including daughters' age, parent education level, residence, health education, culture, mothers circumcision history, frequent health extensions workers follow up and participation in anti FGM interventions were determinants to higher FGM practices
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Circumcision, Female/adverse effects , Circumcision, Female/methods , Circumcision, Female/psychology , EthiopiaABSTRACT
In communities where female circumcision is carried out, increasingly large segments of the population have been exposed to strong arguments against the practice. This study aimed to explore diverse discourses on female circumcision and the relationship between discourses and practice among informants who have been exposed both to local and global discourses on female circumcision. A qualitative study was carried out in 2009/10 in Hargeysa, Somaliland, employing interviews and informal discussion. The main categories of informants were nurses, nursing students, returned exile Somalis and development workers. The study findings suggest that substantial change has taken place about perceptions and practice related to female circumcision; the topic is today openly discussed, albeit more in the public than in the private arena. An important transformation moreover seems to be taking place primarily from the severe forms (pharaoni) to the less extensive forms (Sunna). (Afr J Reprod Health 2014; 18[2]: 22-35)
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Circumcision, Female/adverse effects , Circumcision, Female/legislation & jurisprudence , SomaliaABSTRACT
De 1985 a 1993; 22 enfants ages de 3 mois a 11 ans ont ete vus a notre consultation pour des sequelles de la circoncision et de l'excision traditionnelles. Parmi ces 22 enfants; on comptait 6 filles dont 4 avaient une stenose partielle du vagin et de l'uretre; une avait une stenose complete du vagin; et la derniere avait une cicatrice hypertrophique du clitoris : chez les 16 garcons; il y avait 3 cas de phimosis cicatriciels; 4 cas de fistules uretrales; 4 cas d'hypospadias iatrogenes; 3 cas d'amputations du gland; un cas d'amputation partielle du scrotum et un cas de granulome du sillon balanopreputial. Cinq filles et 11 garcons ont ete traites avec des resultats fonctionnels satisfaisants