Support for the continuation of female genital mutilation among adolescents in Jimma Zone, Southwest Ethiopia | Zendy

AG Mariam | Zendy; A Hailemariam | Zendy; Tefera Belachew | Zendy; K P Michael | Zendy; Daniel P. Lindstrom | Zendy

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Support for the continuation of female genital mutilation among adolescents in Jimma Zone, Southwest Ethiopia

Author(s) -

AG Mariam,

A Hailemariam,

Tefera Belachew,

K P Michael,

Daniel P. Lindstrom

Publication year - 2011

Publication title -

ethiopian journal of health sciences

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.479

H-Index - 20

eISSN - 2413-7170

pISSN - 1029-1857

DOI - 10.4314/ejhs.v19i2.69419

Subject(s) - residence , girl , female circumcision , demography , medicine , sex organ , perception , descriptive statistics , logistic regression , psychology , gynecology , developmental psychology , sociology , statistics , mathematics , neuroscience , biology , genetics

Female genital mutilation/cutting is a harmful practice which has effect on female's wellbeing. However, the practice has continued to prevail in many cultures. Research on the social determinants of the practice and its continuation are scarce. The objective of this study was to assess whether attitude towards the continuation of female genital mutilation is predicted by gender role perception among adolescents in Jimma zone.

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