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Exposure of Early Adolescent Girls to Genital Mutilation\Cutting:"Secondary Analysis of Survey of Young People in Egypt

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Background: female genital mutilation/cuutting (FGM/C) is one of the main social problems affecting adolescent girls in Egypt. FGM/C has many health hazards affecting adolescents later in their lives. Researches related to FGM/C in Egypt focused mainly on prevalence and causes of FGM/C among women. However, there was little attention in exploring this problem among early adolescent girls. Aim: the objectives of this study included determining the prevalence and correlates of FGM/C among early adolescents in Egypt. Subjects and Methods: a secondary analysis of a nationally representative stratified multistage cluster sample using early adolescent girls using Survey of Young People in Egypt (SYPE) data 2009. Descriptive analysis was done using univariate & bivariate analysis to identify prevalence of FGM/C in Egypt among early adolescents and associated factors. Correlates of FGM/C were identified using logistic regression analysis with 95% confidence interval and P <0.05 as a significant level. Software used was SPSS version 20. Results: nearly two thirds of 10–14 years old girls in Egypt were exposed to FGM/C.FGM/C was carried on the majority of them by medical personnel (70.7%) at home or at private medical facilities. Older age, living in rural areas, and belonging to lowest wealth quintile were the main predictors of FGM\C exposure. Conclusions: FGM/C is still a major threat to early adolescent girls in Egypt especially by medical personnel among rural and poor families. Emphasizing strict legal sanctions against physicians performing the procedures as well as against responsible parents is very crucial in Egypt.  

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10.12816/0042573

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FGM/C, prevalence, Correlates, early adolescent girls, secondary analysis of SYPE

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Maha

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Sayeda

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Directorate of Health Affairs, Assiut, Egypt

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Ghada S. T.

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Al-Attarb

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Department of Public Health & Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt

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Omaima

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Elgibalyb

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Department of Public Health & Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt

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69

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7

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2208

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2017-10-01

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2018-09-02

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2017-10-01

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2,824

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2,833

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1687-2002

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2090-7125

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The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine

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Exposure of Early Adolescent Girls to Genital Mutilation\Cutting:"Secondary Analysis of Survey of Young People in Egypt

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22 Jan 2023