عنوان المقالة:تشويه الأعضاء التناسلية الأنثوية: العلاقة بين معرفة واتجاهات السيدات فى صعيد مصر Female Genital Mutilation: Relationship between Upper Egyptian Females' Knowledge and Attitude
أ.د. حنان الزبلاوى حسن | Hanan Elzeblawy Hassan | 10751
- نوع النشر
- مقال علمي
- المؤلفون بالعربي
- د/ فاطمة حسنى عبد الحكم ، د/ رشا السيد ابراهيم ، د/ مؤمن زكريا ، د/ حنان الزبلاوى حسن
- المؤلفون بالإنجليزي
- Fatima Hosny Abd-ELhakam1, Rasha El-Syed Ebrahim1, Momen Zakria Mohammed2 and Hanan Elzeblawy Hassan1,*
- الملخص الانجليزي
- Background: Female genital mutilation/cutting is seen as a normal part of female socialization in societies that prac- tice it. According to a representative from the United Nations Population Fund in Cairo, Egypt's rate is so high that it accounts for one-fourth of all cases worldwide. Aim: Assess Relationship between Upper Egyptian Females' Knowledge and attitudes Female Genital Mutilation. Subject & Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study was used. The study population consisted of 2837 females in Family Health Centers (FHCs) in different sitting at Beni-Suef. Α Structured Interviewing Questionnaire sheet was used to collect data. Results: Only 25.7% of females had good knowledge regarding FGM/C, while 40.5% and 33.8% had poor and fair levels of knowledge. More than one-third of females (35.5%) had an unfavorable attitude towards (supporting) FGM/C and 44.3 % of them had a favorable attitude towards (refusing) FGM/C while 20. 2% had a neutral attitude. This is a significant association between females' knowledge and their attitude regarding Female Genital Mutilation (p-value <0.001). Conclusion: Poor Knowledge and favorable attitude regarding female genital mutilation were more prevalent. A statistically significant association between females' knowledge and their attitude regarding Female Genital Mutila- tion was revealed. Recommendations: Development of an educational programs and brochures for mothers is required to enhance their knowledge and establish negative attitude regarding Female Genital Mutilation.
- تاريخ النشر
- 31/08/2023
- الناشر
- International Journal of Clinical Studies & Medical Case Reports
- رقم المجلد
- 29
- رقم العدد
- 4
- رابط DOI
- 10.46998/IJCMCR.2023.29.000716
- الصفحات
- 1-5
- رابط خارجي
- https://ijclinmedcasereports.com/pdf/IJCMCR-RA-00716.pdf
- الكلمات المفتاحية
- Keywords: Female Genital Mutilation; Knowledge Attitude