Cohort analysis of the state of female genital cutting in Nigeria: prevalence, daughter circumcision and attitude towards its discontinuation

Autor:	Rotimi Felix Afolabi, Ayo Stephen Adebowale, Babatunde Makinde Gbadebo, Adetokunbo Taophic Salawu, M.M. Salawu, Adeniyi Francis Fagbamigbe
Jazyk:	angličtina
Rok vydání:	2021
Předmět:	Male Health Knowledge Attitudes Practice medicine.medical_specialty Complications media_common.quotation_subject 030231 tropical medicine Ethnic group Reproductive medicine Nigeria Nuclear Family Cohort Studies 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Prevalence Humans Medicine 030212 general & internal medicine Child Harmful traditional practices media_common Daughter business.industry Research Obstetrics and Gynecology General Medicine Gynecology and obstetrics Discontinuation Circumcision Male Reproductive Medicine Circumcision Female Cohort RG1-991 Marital status Female Residence Cohort analysis Public aspects of medicine RA1-1270 business Female genital cutting Cohort study Demography
Zdroj:	BMC Women's Health, Vol 21, Iss 1, Pp 1-12 (2021) BMC Women's Health
ISSN:	1472-6874
Popis:	Background Female genital cutting (FGC) inflicts life-long injuries on women and their female children. It constitutes a violation of women’s fundamental human rights and threats to bodily integrity. Though decreasing, the practice is high and widespread in Nigeria despite efforts towards its eradication. This study was conducted to perform cohort analysis of the state of FGC between the years 2009 and 2018 in Nigeria. Results The study found that that FGC has reduced over the years from 56.3% among the 1959–1963 birth cohort to 25.5% among 1994–1998 cohorts but a rise in FGC between 1994–1998 cohorts and 1999–2003 cohorts (28.4%). The percentage of respondents who circumcised their daughters reduced from 40.1% among the oldest birth cohort to 3.6% among the younger cohort. Birth-cohort, religion, education, residence, region, and ethnicity were associated with FGC. Factors associated with the daughter’s circumcision were birth-cohort, religion, residence, region, ethnicity, wealth, marital status, FGC status of the respondent, and FGC required by religion. Similar factors were found for discontinuation intention. Conclusions The practice of FGC is still high but decreasing among younger birth-cohorts in Nigeria. There is no significant change in the perception of the discontinuation of FGC. More awareness about the adverse effects of FGC, particularly among women with poor education in Nigeria will greatly reduce this cultural menace’s timely eradication.
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