Selected Factors Leading to the Transmission of Female Genital Mutilation Across Generations : Quantitative Analysis for Six African Countries

The attention given to the issue of female genital mutilation or cutting (FGM/C) as a harmful practice has been growing in recent years. Yet, while ending female genital mutilation or cutting (FGM/C, both terminologies are used in the literature) i...

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Main Authors:	Onagoruwa, Adenike, Wodon, Quentin
Format:	Report
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2018
Subjects:	VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN GENITAL MUTILATION CHILD MARRIAGE HEALTH SURVEYS
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/380201517582297269/Ending-violence-against-women-and-girls-selected-factors-leading-to-the-transmission-of-female-genital-mutilation-across-generations-quantitative-analysis-for-six-African-countries http://hdl.handle.net/10986/29331

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spelling	okr-10986-293312021-05-25T09:11:18Z Selected Factors Leading to the Transmission of Female Genital Mutilation Across Generations : Quantitative Analysis for Six African Countries Onagoruwa, Adenike Wodon, Quentin VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN GENITAL MUTILATION CHILD MARRIAGE HEALTH SURVEYS The attention given to the issue of female genital mutilation or cutting (FGM/C) as a harmful practice has been growing in recent years. Yet, while ending female genital mutilation or cutting (FGM/C, both terminologies are used in the literature) is a target under the Sustainable Development Goals, the practice remains common. FGM/C is practiced not only in Africa, which is the region on which this note focuses, but also in other regions of the world and even in high income countries with diaspora from high FGM/C prevalence countries. While the prevalence of the practice is declining, it remains high in some countries. FGM/C is known to have potentially life threatening health consequences for girls, especially when the cutting is severe. While there can be significant health risks in all forms of FGM/C, especially in cases of infibulation, which can lead to the removal of virtually all external sexual organs, the practice has been linked to infections, infertility, and childbirth complications, among others. Cases of girls dying after being cut have been documented in the media. The practice may also affect the children of girls being cut, in part due to complications at birth. More generally, in terms of its drivers and other consequences, the practice is related to deep-seated patterns of gender inequality and gender-based violence. 2018-02-07T16:05:08Z 2018-02-07T16:05:08Z 2018-02 Report http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/380201517582297269/Ending-violence-against-women-and-girls-selected-factors-leading-to-the-transmission-of-female-genital-mutilation-across-generations-quantitative-analysis-for-six-African-countries http://hdl.handle.net/10986/29331 English Ending Violence Against Women and Girls; CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work :: Women in Development and Gender Study Economic & Sector Work
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spellingShingle	VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN GENITAL MUTILATION CHILD MARRIAGE HEALTH SURVEYS Onagoruwa, Adenike Wodon, Quentin Selected Factors Leading to the Transmission of Female Genital Mutilation Across Generations : Quantitative Analysis for Six African Countries
relation	Ending Violence Against Women and Girls;
description	The attention given to the issue of female genital mutilation or cutting (FGM/C) as a harmful practice has been growing in recent years. Yet, while ending female genital mutilation or cutting (FGM/C, both terminologies are used in the literature) is a target under the Sustainable Development Goals, the practice remains common. FGM/C is practiced not only in Africa, which is the region on which this note focuses, but also in other regions of the world and even in high income countries with diaspora from high FGM/C prevalence countries. While the prevalence of the practice is declining, it remains high in some countries. FGM/C is known to have potentially life threatening health consequences for girls, especially when the cutting is severe. While there can be significant health risks in all forms of FGM/C, especially in cases of infibulation, which can lead to the removal of virtually all external sexual organs, the practice has been linked to infections, infertility, and childbirth complications, among others. Cases of girls dying after being cut have been documented in the media. The practice may also affect the children of girls being cut, in part due to complications at birth. More generally, in terms of its drivers and other consequences, the practice is related to deep-seated patterns of gender inequality and gender-based violence.
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author	Onagoruwa, Adenike Wodon, Quentin
author_facet	Onagoruwa, Adenike Wodon, Quentin
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title	Selected Factors Leading to the Transmission of Female Genital Mutilation Across Generations : Quantitative Analysis for Six African Countries
title_short	Selected Factors Leading to the Transmission of Female Genital Mutilation Across Generations : Quantitative Analysis for Six African Countries
title_full	Selected Factors Leading to the Transmission of Female Genital Mutilation Across Generations : Quantitative Analysis for Six African Countries
title_fullStr	Selected Factors Leading to the Transmission of Female Genital Mutilation Across Generations : Quantitative Analysis for Six African Countries
title_full_unstemmed	Selected Factors Leading to the Transmission of Female Genital Mutilation Across Generations : Quantitative Analysis for Six African Countries
title_sort	selected factors leading to the transmission of female genital mutilation across generations : quantitative analysis for six african countries
publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
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url	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/380201517582297269/Ending-violence-against-women-and-girls-selected-factors-leading-to-the-transmission-of-female-genital-mutilation-across-generations-quantitative-analysis-for-six-African-countries http://hdl.handle.net/10986/29331
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Selected Factors Leading to the Transmission of Female Genital Mutilation Across Generations : Quantitative Analysis for Six African Countries

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