Studies on antecedent factors of persistent practice of female circumcision in Abia state, south east Nigeria
| Autor: | Madu James Awa, Juliet U. Enukeme, Udochi M. Nwosu |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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Pediatrics
medicine.medical_specialty biology business.industry media_common.quotation_subject Human factors and ergonomics Poison control biology.organism_classification Suicide prevention Occupational safety and health Promotion (rank) Injury prevention medicine Health education Socioeconomics business Abia media_common |
| Zdroj: | International Journal of Community Medicine and Public Health. :42-46 |
| ISSN: | 2394-6032 |
| DOI: | 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20151546 |
| Popis: | Background: Despite the ban of female circumcision (FC) in Nigeria in 2003, the practice has continued to persist. This study is aimed at identifying antecedent factors contributing to its persistent practice in rural communities of Nigeria and recommend ways of stopping the practice completely . Methods: A Multi-stage probability sampling method was used in selecting ten rural communities in Isiala Ngwa South Local Area of Abia State, South East Nigeria. A total of 4303 mothers of female children were enumerated. A sample size of 860 mothers was systematically selected. Instrument for data collection was a pre-tested structured questionnaire. Data were analyzed quantitatively and qualitatively. Results: Socio-demographic and economic factors that significantly contribute to persistent practice of FC include; age of mothers, occupation, level of education and monthly income (P |
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