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Female genital mutilation and the unborn female child in southwest Nigeria.
Full Abstract
Female genital mutilation, despite efforts to abolish it, is still widely practised in Nigeria. The risk of female genital mutilation to a female child in southwest Nigeria was investigated by interviewing 430 consecutive pregnant women attending the antenatal clinic of Wesley Guild Hospital Ilesa, Nigeria between July 2001 to October 2001. The results show that 60% of the pregnant women studied had a type of genital mutilation. The decision to mutilate a female child is taken before she is born. Seventy-four (17.2%) of the women and 146 (34%) of their husbands would circumcise their female child. The decision to circumcise a female child is made between the husband and wife but the final decision comes mainly from the husband. Because the majority of the women (58.4%) were yet to decide whether or not to circumcise their female children, they could sway the decision either way before the husband makes up his mind. Therefore, every effort should be taken to involve men in the struggle to eradicate this unwholesome practice.
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Author information
Author/s: Ogunlola, I O (IO); Orji, E O (EO); Owolabi, A T (AT);
Affiliation: Department of Obstetrics, Gynaecology and Perinatology, Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospitals Complex, Ile-Ife, Nigeria.
Journal and publication information
Publication Type: Journal Article
Journal: Journal of obstetrics and gynaecology : the journal of the Institute of Obstetrics and Gynaecology (J Obstet Gynaecol), published in England. (Language: eng)
Reference: 2003-Mar; vol 23 (issue 2) : pp 143-5
Dates: Created 2003/05/14; Completed 2003/08/13; Revised 2004/11/17;
PMID: 12745556, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 11/6/2008)
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