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International Journal of Advances In Case Reports

Volume 11, Issue 1, 2024
Mcmed International
International Journal of Advances In Case Reports
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XXX-XXXX (Print), 2349 - 8005 (Online)
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bi-annual
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Abstract
Title
ASSESSMENT OF THE OPINION AND PRACTICE OF FGM AMONG WOMEN ATTENDING OBSTETRICS AND GYNAECOLOGIC CLINIC OF A.B.U.T.H, KADUNA, NORTH-CENTRAL, NIGERIA: A PROSPECTIVE CROSS- SECTIONAL SURVEY
Author
Ojabo A. O*, Adesiyun. A.G, Audu O, Jogo A.A, Durosinlorun-Mohammed A
Email
austinojabo@yahoo.co.uk
keyword
Female genital mutilation, Female genital cutting, Infibulation.
Abstract
FGM is widely practiced all over the world and is especially widespread in Nigeria. It has a national prevalence rate of 25% among Nigeria women aged 15-45 years. However, of recent, there has been a decrease in the incidence of FGM and many factors are responsible for this decline. These include sustained campaign against the practice, legislation banning the practice of FGM and increasing level of education and awareness about the complications associated with FGM. This cross-sectional survey in a hospital setting seeks to highlight the trends in the prevalence of FGM. The result of the survey revealed that the prevalence of FGM was 26.3%, down from 39% in a study conducted 5 years earlier in a similar setting. The awareness of FGM was only 29%, which was quite low compared to the 53% reported in the earlier study. The level of educational attainment has a dramatic effect in the reduction and intention to subject their off springs to FGM. The study also revealed that the practice of FGM cuts across religious, ethnic, social and educational status. There is however, a tendency for women with more education to either be indifferent or disapprove of this practice, suggesting that as more women acquire post-secondary education, the practice of FGM will gradually diminish. This downward trend can be further encouraged by discouraging harmful traditional health practices in primary and secondary health institutions where access to women with lower educational attainment is higher. Health care givers who usually have access to more women should also participate more actively in campaigning against the practice of FGM.
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