Factors associated with men's opinion about female genital mutilation in Ethiopia.

Autor: Sara BA; Global Health Initiative, College of Health Sciences and Professions, Ohio University, Grover Center, 89 Richland Ave, Athens, OH, United States. Electronic address: bethany.a.sara@gmail.com., Rubin SE; Department of Social Medicine, Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine, Ohio University, Cleveland, OH, United States. Electronic address: rubins@ohio.edu., Haile ZT; Department of Social Medicine, Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine, Ohio University, Dublin, OH, United States. Electronic address: haile@ohio.edu., Alemu DG; Department of Social Medicine, Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine, Ohio University, Athens, OH, United States. Electronic address: alemu@ohio.edu., Azulay Chertok IR; School of Nursing, College of Health Sciences and Professions, Ohio University, Athens, OH, United States. Electronic address: chertok@ohio.edu.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Sexual & reproductive healthcare : official journal of the Swedish Association of Midwives [Sex Reprod Healthc] 2022 Jun; Vol. 32, pp. 100721. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Mar 23.
DOI: 10.1016/j.srhc.2022.100721
Abstrakt: Background: Female genital mutilation (FGM) is considered a human rights violation against women and girls causing serious short and long-term health complications. Despite being a criminal offence in Ethiopia since 2004, the practice continues. Minimal research has been published on factors associated with men's opinion about FGM in Ethiopia.
Objective and Aims: The present cross-sectional study used secondary data to identify factors associated with men's opinions about the practice of FGM.
Methods: Secondary data analysis was conducted using data from 8,718 men who responded to the 2016 Ethiopian Demographic and Health Surveys (EDHS). The dependent variable was men's opinion about FGM. Demographic, socioeconomic, and other characteristics were examined.
Results: Variables associated with men's support for FGM were lack of education (AOR = 2.91; 95% CI: 1.93, 4.40, p = <0.001), poor wealth index (AOR, 1.76; 95% CI 1.32, 2.35, p = 0.001), ethnically Afar (AOR = 2.50, 95% CI: 1.27, 4.95, p = 0.009) and Somali (AOR = 2.02, 95% CI: 1.15, 3.54, p = 0.015), Muslim religion (AOR = 1.58, 95% CI 1.13, 2.50, p = 0.007), and support for wife beating with at least one justification (AOR = 2.04, 95% CI: 1.66, 2.50, p = <0.001).
Conclusion: Lack of education, poor household wealth index, being Muslim and being a member of the Afar or Somali ethnicity and having a tendency that it is appropriate for a husband to beat his wife, were positively associated support for FGM. These findings suggest that context-specific interventions are needed to eradicate the practice.
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