Prevalence, knowledge, attitude and practices of female genital mutilation and cutting (FGM/C) among United Arab Emirates population

Prevalence, knowledge, attitude and practices of female genital mutilation and cutting (FGM/C) among United Arab Emirates population

Female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) is a common practice in developing countries, including the UAE, and presents a major health problem. A questionnaire-based cross-sectional study was conducted among 1035 participants: 831 (80.3%) females and 204 (19.7%) males. The number of women with FGM/C...

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Veröffentlicht in:BMC women's health 2020-04, Vol.20 (1), p.79-79, Article 79
Hauptverfasser: Al Awar, Shamsa, Al-Jefout, Moamar, Osman, Nawal, Balayah, Zuhur, Al Kindi, Nourah, Ucenic, Teodora
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Attitude
Attitudes
Circumcision
Developing countries
Female circumcision
Female genital mutilation/cutting
Genital mutilation
Health sciences
Males
Outpatient care facilities
Prevalence
Questionnaires
Religion
Response rates
Sexuality
Social aspects
Social impact
Sociodemographics
Statistical analysis
Students
UAE
Womens health
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Zusammenfassung:Female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) is a common practice in developing countries, including the UAE, and presents a major health problem. A questionnaire-based cross-sectional study was conducted among 1035 participants: 831 (80.3%) females and 204 (19.7%) males. The number of women with FGM/C was 344; hence the prevalence of FGM/C in our study was 41.4%. Type I was the most prevalent (62.8%), followed by Type II (16.6%) and Type III (5%). FGM/C was less prevalent among educated and employed women (p-value
ISSN:1472-6874
1472-6874
DOI:10.1186/s12905-020-00949-z