ArticleBMC women's health2018
Prevalence and factors associated with female genital mutilation among women of reproductive age in the Bawku municipality and Pusiga District of northern Ghana.
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- Prevalence of female genital mutilation and associated factors among women and girls in Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Systematic reviews · 2024Pooled it
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- Factors associated with female genital mutilation: a systematic review and synthesis of national, regional and community-based studies.BMJ sexual & reproductive health · 2022Pooled it
- A systematic review and meta-analysis of the consequences of female genital mutilation on maternal and perinatal health outcomes in European and African countries.BMJ global health · 2020Pooled it
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- A retrospective analysis of the trends in the prevalence of female genital mutilation and associated factors among women of reproductive age in Nigeria 2011-2021.Journal of family medicine and primary care · 2024Article
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- Prevalence and drivers of female genital mutilation/cutting in three coastal governorates in Yemen.BMC public health · 2023Article
- "You must cut that long and stinking thing": uncovering the lived experiences of uncircumcised pokot women in North-Eastern Uganda.BMC women's health · 2022Article
- Socio-economic disparities in female genital circumcision: finding from a case-control study in Mahabad, Iran.BMC public health · 2022Article
- Female genital mutilation: prevalence, associated factors and health consequences among reproductive age group women in Keffa Zone, Southwest, Ethiopia.Reproductive health · 2022Article
- Female genital mutilation and skilled birth attendance among women in sub-Saharan Africa.BMC women's health · 2022Article
- Female genital mutilation/cutting in sudan and subsequent pelvic floor dysfunction.BMC women's health · 2021Article
- Attitudes toward Female Genital Mutilation/Circumcision: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Review
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Abstract
backgroundGlobally, three million girls are at risk of female genital mutilation (FGM) and an estimated 200 million girls and women in the world have undergone FGM. While the overall prevalence of FGM in Ghana is 4%, studies have shown that the overall prevalence in the Upper East Region is 38%, with Bawku municipality recording the highest at 82%.
methodsThis study used a cross-sectional design with a quantitative approach: a survey with women of reproductive age (15-49).
resultsAmong all respondents, 830 women who participated in the study, 61% reported having undergone FGM. Of those circumcised, 66% indicated their mothers influenced it. Three quarters of the women think FGM could be stopped through health education. Women who live in the Pusiga district (AOR: 1.66; 95% CI: 1.16-2.38), are aged 35-49 (AOR: 4.24; 95% CI: 2.62-6.85), and have no formal education (AOR: 2.78; 95% CI: 1.43-5.43) or primary education (AOR: 2.10; 95% CI: 1.03-4.31) were more likely to be circumcised relative to those who reside in Bawku Municipal, are aged 15-24, and had tertiary education. Likewise, married women (AOR: 3.82; 95% CI: 2.53-5.76) were more likely to have been circumcised compared with unmarried women. At a site-specific level, factors associated with FGM included age and marital status in Bawku, and age, marital status, and women's education in Pusiga.
conclusionFemale Genital Mutilation is still being practiced in the Bawku Municipality and the Pusiga District of northern Ghana, particularly among women with low socio-economic status. Implementing interventions that would provide health education to communities and promote girl-child education beyond the primary level could help end the practice.
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