@article{ajphr20231125,
author={{Ebrahim, Rasha El-Syed and Mohammed, Momen Zakria and Hassan, Hanan Elzeblawy and Abd-ELhakam, Fatima Hosny},
title={Relationship between Personal Characteristics and the Person Performing Female Genital Mutilation},
journal={American Journal of Public Health Research},
volume={11},
number={2},
pages={69--74},
year={2023},
url={http://pubs.sciepub.com/ajphr/11/2/5},
issn={2327-6703},
abstract={<b>Background: </b>Medicalization is defined by the World Health Organization (WHO) as "the circumstance in which FGM/C is performed by any health care practitioner, whether in a public or private health facility, at home, or anywhere else.<i><b> </b></i><b>Aim:</b> Assess Relationship between Personal Characteristics and the Person Performing Female Genital Mutilation at Beni-Suef. <b>Subject &amp; Methods: </b>A descriptive cross-sectional study was used. The study population consisted of 2837 females in family health centers (FHCs) in different sitting at Beni-Suef. ¦¡ Structured Interviewing Questionnaire sheet was used to collect data. <b>Results:</b> The most (70.4%) of studied participants were rural residents, 90.2% were highly educated, 57.5% were single. There is a significant association between residence and the person performing FGM/C. (p¡Ü0.001). Circumcision performed by Barber or Dayah were more prevalent (100.0% &amp; 98.8%, respectively) among rural dwellers than urban ones (0.0% &amp; 1.2%, respectively). There is a significant association between mothers' &amp; fathers' education and the person performing FGM/C (p¡Ü0.001). <b>Conclusion &amp; Recommendations: </b>The most of studied participants were rural residents. A significant association between residence, parent's education and the person performing FGM/C was found. Motivations and behavior change of rural residences toward practices of FGM/C by educational programs should be performed.},
doi={10.12691/ajphr-11-2-5}
publisher={Science and Education Publishing}
}