ABSTRACT
This survey aimed to study knowledge, attitude and practice of circumcision among female university students of Assiut and South Valley. The study included 546 female students [406 from Assiut University and 140 from South Valley University]. The key findings of the study showed that knowledge of respondents about female circumcision was 99.5% among Assiut students compared with 100% for their counterparts in South Valley University. The study documented that 46.3% of Assiut students were supporting it versus 63.6% for South Valley students and that 34.5% of the first group had the intention to circumcise their daughters versus 38.6% for the second group. On the other hand, the study showed that 74.9% of Assiut students were circumcised compared with 98.6% for South Valley students. This practice declined as the educational level becomes higher. Again, there was a significant difference in FC practice between rural and urban communities. Religion has a significant impact on FC practice, especially in Assiut, where it comprised 86.8% and 35.8% for Muslims and Christians, respectively