Prevalence of Female Circumcision Among Young Women in Beni-Suef, Egypt

Completed

• Conditions: Woman Abuse

• Registration Number: NCT03381612
• Lead Sponsor: Beni-Suef University

Brief Summary

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.

Detailed Description

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.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2017-04-03
• Primary Completion: 2017-07-15
• Study Completion: 2017-07-15
• Status Verified: 2017-12
• Study First Submitted: 2017-12-08
• Study First Submitted QC: 2017-12-18
• Last Update Submitted: 2017-12-18
• Study First Posted: 2017-12-22
• Last Update Posted: 2017-12-22

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 3353

Inclusion Criteria

• 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

Exclusion Criteria

• Women from other places in Egypt.

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Gynecological manifestations measured by a questionnaire.	one year	A questionnaire included questions about the manifestations associated with menses and average duration of dysmenorrhea during the previous year.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
social status measured by a questionnaire	one year	A questionnaire included questions about age at menarche, social, educational and work status.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Beni-Suef University; 🇪🇬 Cairo, Egypt