Conference abstract
Awareness and perceived consequences of female genital mutilation among women of reproductive age in Ogbomoso North Local Government, Oyo State
Pan African Medical Journal - Conference Proceedings. 2022:12(3).16
Feb 2022.
doi: 10.11604/pamj-cp.2022.12.3.1244
Archived on: 16 Feb 2022
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Keywords: Consequence, female genital mutilation, perception, reproductive age women
Oral presentation
Awareness and perceived consequences of female genital mutilation among women of reproductive age in Ogbomoso North Local Government, Oyo State
Atoki Ruth Adenike1,&
1Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso Oyo State, Nigeria
&Corresponding author
Introduction: female Genital Mutilation is a public health and human right issue with high practicing rate in Africa. However, it is regarded as a violation of the right of the girl-child which always presents with different impacts and consequences ranging from physical to psychological and emotional effects. This study assessed awareness and perceived consequences of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) among women of reproductive age in Ogbomoso North local government, Ogbomoso, Oyo state.
Methods: a descriptive cross-sectional research design was adopted and a proportionate multi-stage random sampling technique was used to select a total number of 308 respondents. A self-administered questionnaire was used to elicit information from respondents. Data collected were analysed and presented using descriptive and inferential statistics on Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) v23.
Results: findings revealed that majority, 104(33.8%) were between 26 and 30 years, 245(79.5%) married and 81.8% were Yoruba. 254(82.5%) have heard of FGM before with 246(79.9%) correctly defining it as the partial or total removal of the external female genital organs for cultural or non-therapeutic reasons. Erroneously, 145(47.1%) believed that circumcised women are more fertile than uncircumcised women. Overall, 69% of the respondents had good level of awareness of FGM. The perceived consequences according to the respondents include severe pain, infection, traumatic birth and increased mortality amidst others. Susceptibility to infection (p = 0.000), dying at birth (p = 0.008) and PTSD/anxiety/depression (p = 0.000) as perceived consequences of FGM were all significantly related with the level of awareness of FGM among respondents, while there was no significant relationship between pain and bleeding as consequences of FGM and level of awareness of FGM. Furthermore, there was no significant relationship between age and level of awareness of FGM among the respondents.
Conclusion: conclusively, this study has shown a good level of awareness and consequences of FGM with erroneous belief on the FGM. Consequently, nurses should collaborate with Non-Governmental Organizations both locally and internationally in giving further education on the effects and consequences that comes with female genital mutilation.
Awareness and perceived consequences of female genital mutilation among women of reproductive age in Ogbomoso North Local Government, Oyo State
Atoki Ruth Adenike1,&
1Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso Oyo State, Nigeria
&Corresponding author
Introduction: female Genital Mutilation is a public health and human right issue with high practicing rate in Africa. However, it is regarded as a violation of the right of the girl-child which always presents with different impacts and consequences ranging from physical to psychological and emotional effects. This study assessed awareness and perceived consequences of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) among women of reproductive age in Ogbomoso North local government, Ogbomoso, Oyo state.
Methods: a descriptive cross-sectional research design was adopted and a proportionate multi-stage random sampling technique was used to select a total number of 308 respondents. A self-administered questionnaire was used to elicit information from respondents. Data collected were analysed and presented using descriptive and inferential statistics on Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) v23.
Results: findings revealed that majority, 104(33.8%) were between 26 and 30 years, 245(79.5%) married and 81.8% were Yoruba. 254(82.5%) have heard of FGM before with 246(79.9%) correctly defining it as the partial or total removal of the external female genital organs for cultural or non-therapeutic reasons. Erroneously, 145(47.1%) believed that circumcised women are more fertile than uncircumcised women. Overall, 69% of the respondents had good level of awareness of FGM. The perceived consequences according to the respondents include severe pain, infection, traumatic birth and increased mortality amidst others. Susceptibility to infection (p = 0.000), dying at birth (p = 0.008) and PTSD/anxiety/depression (p = 0.000) as perceived consequences of FGM were all significantly related with the level of awareness of FGM among respondents, while there was no significant relationship between pain and bleeding as consequences of FGM and level of awareness of FGM. Furthermore, there was no significant relationship between age and level of awareness of FGM among the respondents.
Conclusion: conclusively, this study has shown a good level of awareness and consequences of FGM with erroneous belief on the FGM. Consequently, nurses should collaborate with Non-Governmental Organizations both locally and internationally in giving further education on the effects and consequences that comes with female genital mutilation.
