Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, University of Ilorin/ University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital, Ilorin, Kwara State, Nigeria.
Afr Health Sci. 2021 Dec;21(4):1808-1816. doi: 10.4314/ahs.v21i4.38.
Despite collaborative efforts aimed at its eradication, Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C) continues in endemic areas.
To evaluate the experience and preparedness of female adolescents to protect their future daughters from FGM/C.
A cross-sectional survey involving adolescent secondary school girls in North Central Nigeria. Participants were secondary school students who completed the study's self-administered questionnaire after informed parental or participant's consent. Data management was with SPSS 20.0 (IBM, USA), P-value <0.05 was significant.
There were 2000 participants aged 13-19 years (mean 15.56±1.75), prevalence of FGM/C was 35.0%, awareness was 86.1%, mutilation was performed between infancy and eight years of age (mean 3.85±3.24 years), 644(32.2%) desire to mutilatetheir future daughters, 722(36.1%) expressed support for FGM/C and 63.1% of victims of FM/C reported adverse post-mutilation experiences. Support for FGM/C was associated with low social class (P0.0010), opinion that FGM/C has benefit (P0.001) and desire to mutilate future daughters (P0.001) while awareness of efforts to eradicate FMG/C was 813(40.7%).
FGM/C remains prevalent with potential support for its continuation among female adolescents despite reported adverse post-mutilation experiences. The multi-pronged approach to eradicate FGM/C should prioritize re-orientation for adolescent girls, rehabilitation of mutilated girls and girl child formal education.
尽管为消除女性外阴残割/切割（FGM/C）做出了协作努力，但它仍在流行地区存在。
评估少女保护未来女儿免受 FGM/C 侵害的经验和准备情况。
这是一项在尼日利亚中北部进行的横断面调查，涉及少女中学女生。参与者为完成研究的自我管理问卷的中学女学生，在获得父母或参与者的同意后。数据管理使用 SPSS 20.0（IBM，美国），P 值<0.05 为显著。
共有 2000 名 13-19 岁的参与者（平均年龄 15.56±1.75），FGM/C 的流行率为 35.0%，意识率为 86.1%，切割年龄在婴儿期至八岁之间（平均 3.85±3.24 岁），644 名（32.2%）少女希望对其未来女儿进行切割，722 名（36.1%）表示支持 FGM/C，63.1%的 FGM/C 受害者报告了切割后的不良经历。支持 FGM/C 与低社会阶层（P<0.0010）、认为 FGM/C 有益（P<0.001）和希望对未来女儿进行切割（P<0.001）有关，而对消除 FMG/C 努力的认识率为 813 名（40.7%）。
尽管报告了切割后的不良经历，但 FGM/C 仍然流行，少女中存在潜在的支持其延续的因素。消除 FGM/C 的多管齐下方法应优先对少女进行重新定向、对受残割的女孩进行康复和对女童进行正规教育。
