Iliyasu Z, Abubakar I S, Galadanci H S, Haruna F, Aliyu M H
Department of Community Medicine, Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital and Bayero University Kano, Nigeria.
J Obstet Gynaecol. 2012 May;32(4):387-92. doi: 10.3109/01443615.2012.666582.
Female genital cutting (FGC) is a harmful cultural practice that is perpetrated against women and children. Little is known about the extent of this custom among university students in northern Nigeria. Using self-administered questionnaires, we studied the prevalence and determinants of FGC among female university students in Kano, Nigeria (n =359). The prevalence of FGC was 12.1% (95% confidence interval =8.8-15.8%). Awareness and disapproval of FGC among the study population was very high (96% and 91%, respectively). In multivariate regression models, ethnicity and geographic origin were significant predictors of female circumcision. A comprehensive legal and educational framework and the support of civil society, governments and development partners is required to address this form of gender discrimination.
女性生殖器切割是一种针对妇女和儿童的有害文化习俗。对于尼日利亚北部大学生中这种习俗的程度，人们知之甚少。我们通过自填式问卷，对尼日利亚卡诺市的女大学生（n = 359）进行了女性生殖器切割的患病率及相关决定因素研究。女性生殖器切割的患病率为12.1%（95%置信区间 = 8.8 - 15.8%）。研究人群中对女性生殖器切割的知晓率和反对率非常高（分别为96%和91%）。在多变量回归模型中，种族和地理来源是女性割礼的显著预测因素。需要一个全面的法律和教育框架以及民间社会、政府和发展伙伴的支持来应对这种性别歧视形式。
