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Title Female Genital Cutting in Contemporary Eritrea: Determinants, Future Prospects, and Strategies for Eradication
Full text http://ajol.info/index.php/eassrr/article/view/47602
Date 2009
Author(s) G Woldemicael
Abstract The observation that about 90% of Eritrean women were circumcised in2002 increased interest to understand the trends, determinants, andconsequences of female genital cutting (FGC). The study used data fromthe 2002 EDHS and the 2003 Female Genital Mutilation Survey toconsider factors that influence the likelihood that women wouldcircumcise their daughter, and attitudes toward this practice. Findingssuggest that although cohort-specific prevalence of genital cutting islower among younger cohorts of women than among older ones, thepractice remains nearly universal, particularly in regions or ethnicgroups where the most severe form (infibulation) is practiced. Women'seducation, urban residence, and household economic status havesignificant negative impact on circumcising a daughter and attitudestoward FGC continuation, suggesting that modernization has influenceon FGC. The findings that education negatively affects attitudes towardFGC suggest that the impact of education could also be through itsinfluence on the social convention. Increased access to higher educationand economic opportunities, and urban residence would help lowersupport for the practice and hence its eradication. Community-basededucational campaigns publicizing the risks of female genital cuttingwould also be helpful.
Subject(s) Female-genital-cutting, determinants, attitude, justification, strategy, Eritrea.
Language en
Publisher Eastern Africa Social Science Research Review
Type of publication Peer-reviewed Article
Format application/pdf
Source Eastern Africa Social Science Research Review; Vol 25, No 2 (2009)
Rights Copyright for articles published in this journal is retained by the journal.
Repository Africa - African Journals OnLine (AJOL)
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