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ArticleInternational health2022

Effects of antenatal care visits and health facility delivery on women's choice to circumcise their daughters in sub-Saharan Africa: evidence from demographic and health surveys.

Bright Opoku Ahinkorah, Edward Kwabena Ameyaw, Abdul-Aziz Seidu, Carolyne Njue

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4 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Bright Opoku AhinkorahSchool of Public Health, Faculty of Health, University of Technology Sydney, Australia.
Edward Kwabena AmeyawSchool of Public Health, Faculty of Health, University of Technology Sydney, Australia.
Abdul-Aziz SeiduDepartment of Population and Health, University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast, Ghana.ORCID 0000-0001-9734-9054
Carolyne NjueSchool of Public Health, Faculty of Health, University of Technology Sydney, Australia.
University of Technology Sydney · AUUniversity of Cape Coast · GH

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThis study examines the association between maternal healthcare service utilisation and circumcision of daughters in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA).

methodsThis study is based on a cross-sectional study design that draws on analysis of pooled data from current demographic and health surveys conducted between 2010 and 2019 in 12 countries in SSA. Both bivariate and multivariable binary logistic regression models were employed.

resultsMothers who had four or more antenatal care visits were less likely to circumcise their daughters compared with those who had zero to three visits. Mothers who delivered at a health facility were less likely to circumcise their daughters than those who delivered at home. With the covariates, circumcision of daughters increased with increasing maternal age but decreased with increasing wealth quintile and level of education. Girls born to married women and women who had been circumcised were more likely to be circumcised.

conclusionsThis study established an association between maternal healthcare service utilisation and circumcision of girls from birth to age 14 y in SSA. The findings highlight the need to strengthen policies that promote maternal healthcare service utilisation (antenatal care and health facility delivery) by integrating female genital mutilation (FGM) information and education in countries studied.

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Delivery, ObstetricPrenatal CareAdolescentCross-Sectional StudiesDemographyFemaleHealth FacilitiesHealth SurveysHumansMothersPregnancyantenatal care visitsfemale genital mutilationhealth facility deliverysub-Saharan Africa

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PMID34614181
PMCPMC9450640
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