Akbas Murat, Birge Ozer, Arslan Deniz, Ozbey Ertugrul Gazi
Manisa Celal Bayar University, Obstetrics and Gynaecology Department, Manisa, Turkey.
Osmaniye State Hospital, Obstetrics and Gynaecology Department, Osmaniye, Turkey.
East Mediterr Health J. 2019 Jun 4;25(4):225-229. doi: 10.26719/emhj.18.033.
Female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) is an illegal tradition commonly practiced in Sub-Saharan Africa and the Middle East. Despite a globalized world and developing social media, this harmful practice is currently still being implemented.
We aimed to evaluate the opinions of university students regarding FGM/C.
This descriptive study included 821 students who studied at Nyala University, Sudan, in January 2016. The students were questioned for the following: age, faculty, reasons for female circumcision, effects of female circumcision on female sexual functions and their views about the circumcision for their daughter.
The rate of FGM/C among female university students was 80.1%. Although 73% of the male students prefer to marry uncircumcised women, they also reported that FGM/C should be continued to be performed, and their future daughters should be circumcised (64.5%). Female students were against FGM/C for their future daughters (77.6%).
This study shows that even educated individuals demand FGM/C in spite of knowing the harm. It is therefore suggested continuing educational studies on this subject.
女性生殖器切割是撒哈拉以南非洲和中东地区普遍存在的一种非法传统习俗。尽管世界日益全球化且社交媒体不断发展，但这种有害习俗目前仍在实施。
我们旨在评估大学生对女性生殖器切割的看法。
这项描述性研究纳入了2016年1月在苏丹尼亚拉大学就读的821名学生。对这些学生询问了以下内容：年龄、学院、女性割礼的原因、女性割礼对女性性功能的影响以及他们对女儿进行割礼的看法。
女大学生中女性生殖器切割的比例为80.1%。尽管73%的男学生更愿意娶未接受割礼的女性，但他们也表示女性生殖器切割应该继续进行，他们未来的女儿也应该接受割礼（64.5%）。女学生反对为她们未来的女儿进行女性生殖器切割（77.6%）。
这项研究表明，即使是受过教育的人，尽管知道其危害，仍要求进行女性生殖器切割。因此，建议继续开展关于这个主题的教育研究。
