Prevalence of Female Circumcision Among Young Women in Beni-Suef, Egypt. A Cross-sectional Study
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 入组人数
- 3,353
- 试验地点
- 1
- 主要终点
- Gynecological manifestations measured by a questionnaire.
研究概览
简要总结
Female circumcision (FC) is a deeply-rooted practice in Egypt with deblitating physical and psychological consequences, however the previous two decades witnessed sincere efforts to counterfight this practice. The objective of this study is to investigate the prevalence of circumcision among young women (12-25 years) in Beni-Suef , Egypt.
详细描述
This cross-sectional study was conducted on a total of 3353young women residing urban and rural quraters in Beni-Suef City. Data was collected usinga questionnaire that included information about the socio-demographic charcteristics of the women, their gynecological data, exposure to FC, and complaints associated with menses during the previous year.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Observational
- 观察模型
- Other
- 时间视角
- Cross Sectional
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 12 Years 至 25 Years（Child, Adult）
- 性别
- Female
- 接受健康志愿者
- 否
入选标准
- •Young women aged 12 to 25 years living in Beni-Suef city of Egypt. the urban Metropolitan of Beni-Suef City was classified according to the socioeconomic level of its quarters to low, middle, and high levels. Out of each level, one quarter was selected randomly, by a card withdrawal, where households residing these quarters were chosen using a random start. For the rural villages surrounding the urban Metropolitan, three villages were selected randomly; one on the road to the North, one on the road to the West, and the last one on the road tothe South. Each village was clustered roughly into two sites; one to the East of the water channel and one to the West of the same water channel
排除标准
- •Women from other places in Egypt.
结局指标
主要结局
Gynecological manifestations measured by a questionnaire.
时间窗: one year
A questionnaire included questions about the manifestations associated with menses and average duration of dysmenorrhea during the previous year.
次要结局
- social status measured by a questionnaire(one year)
研究者
Nesreen Abdel Fattah Abdullah Shehata
Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Beni-Suef University