| Awareness, perception and practice of female genital mutilation among expectant mothers in Jos University Teaching Hospital Jos, north-central Nigeria. | |
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PMID: 20845637 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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BACKGROUND: WHO estimates that some 130 million women worldwide are affected, and every year another 2 million girls and young women are at risk of undergoing the practice of FGM. Although Nigeria has a prevalence of 19% in 2003,a reduction from 25% prevalence of 1999 national survey, it still has high absolute number of cases with wide regional variation. The awareness and perception of expectant mothers may give an insight as to what awaits their unborn daughters and have a bearing on the future of the practice. METHODOLOGY: Semi-structured questionnaires were administered to 260 expectant mothers at the antenatal clinic of Jos University Teaching Hospital between 1st and 31st July 2007. RESULTS: Majority of the respondents (94.6%) were aware of FGM. Mass media was the main source of information. Majority (83.8%) wanted the practice to be discontinued, 31.3% reported having had FGM, most done by traditional healers. About 14.6% have a plan to circumcise their daughters citing tradition, marriage prospects, and faithfulness to husband as their reasons. Only 16.2% wanted the practice to continue. CONCLUSION: There is high level of awareness of the FGM among respondents who also have negative attitude to the practice, even as the practice is still prevalent. More health education is needed to illustrate the dangers of the practice in order to safeguard the health of the girl-child. |
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L M Dattijo; D D Nyango; O E Osagie |
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Type: Journal Article |
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Title: Nigerian journal of medicine : journal of the National Association of Resident Doctors of Nigeria Volume: 19 ISSN: 1115-2613 ISO Abbreviation: Niger J Med Publication Date: 2010 Jul-Sep |
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Created Date: 2010-09-17 Completed Date: 2010-09-28 Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 100888321 Medline TA: Niger J Med Country: Nigeria |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 311-5 Citation Subset: IM |
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Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Jos University Teaching Hospital, Jos, Nigeria. Lamaran2@yahoo.com |
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Adult Circumcision, Female / psychology*, statistics & numerical data Clitoris / surgery* Cross-Sectional Studies Female Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice* Hospitals, Teaching Humans Middle Aged Mothers / psychology Nigeria / epidemiology Pregnancy Prevalence Young Adult |
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