Girls at risk: FGM intentions among in-school adolescents of a rural community in Osun State, Nigeria.

IF 1.9 4区医学 Q3 OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY

European Journal of Contraception and Reproductive Health Care Pub Date : 2023-02-01 DOI:10.1080/13625187.2022.2135371

Olusola Fajobi, Oyelola Adeoye, Damola Fajobi, Temitope Olumuyiwa Ojo, Olusegun Temitope Afolabi

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Abstract

Purpose: Knowledge of adolescents' intention to sustain female genital mutilation (FGM) practice is required to guide efforts to eradicate FGM in Africa and Asia where about 200 million women are affected. Nigeria has one of the highest FGM cases in the world. The study sought to determine the knowledge, attitude, and intentions of adolescents to sustain FGM practice when they become parents.

Materials and methods: This study is a cross-sectional descriptive survey of 195 in-school adolescents aged 14-19 years, in Imesi-Ile, a rural town in South-west Nigeria selected through a multistage sampling method.

Results: Overall, 44.6% of adolescents had good knowledge of FGM, while 44.6% had a positive attitude and 55.4% had a negative attitude towards FGM. More females (57.4%) have a negative attitude towards FGM. About 42.1% of adolescents intend to continue the practice of FGM, while 47% have no intentions and 10.8% remain undecided. Gender, age group and family affluence were not statistically associated with intention to continue FGM.

Conclusion: Intention to continue FGM practice is high among adolescents in the rural community. FGM eradication campaign among adolescents should seek to improve knowledge, attitude and intentions towards FGM practice.

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处于危险中的女孩:尼日利亚奥松州农村社区在校青少年中女性生殖器切割的意向。

目的:需要了解青少年维持切割女性生殖器官做法的意图，以指导在非洲和亚洲根除切割女性生殖器官的努力，这些地区约有2亿妇女受到影响。尼日利亚是世界上女性生殖器切割案例最多的国家之一。该研究旨在确定青少年在成为父母后继续进行女性生殖器切割的知识、态度和意图。材料和方法:本研究是一项横断面描述性调查，选取了195名14-19岁的在校青少年，在尼日利亚西南部的一个农村小镇Imesi-Ile，通过多阶段抽样方法。结果:总体而言，44.6%的青少年对女性生殖器切割有良好的认识，44.6%的青少年对女性生殖器切割持积极态度，55.4%的青少年对女性生殖器切割持消极态度。更多的女性(57.4%)对女性生殖器切割持否定态度。约42.1%的青少年打算继续进行女性生殖器切割，47%的人没有意图，10.8%的人尚未决定。性别、年龄组和家庭富裕程度与继续切割女性生殖器官的意图没有统计学关联。结论:农村青少年继续实施女性生殖器切割的意愿较高。在青少年中开展的消除女性生殖器切割运动应力求提高对女性生殖器切割做法的认识、态度和意图。

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European Journal of Contraception and Reproductive Health Care 医学-妇产科学

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3.70

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11.80%

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>12 weeks

期刊介绍： The Official Journal of the European Society of Contraception and Reproductive Health, The European Journal of Contraception and Reproductive Health Care publishes original peer-reviewed research papers as well as review papers and other appropriate educational material.