Woman Abuse
Conditions
Keywords
Female circumcision, Young Women, Dysmenorrhea,Dysuria
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.
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Beni-Suef University
Study design
Observational model
OTHER
Time perspective
CROSS_SECTIONAL
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
FEMALE
Age
12 Years to 25 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
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.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| social status measured by a questionnaire | one year | A questionnaire included questions about age at menarche, social, educational and work status. |
Other
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| working status measured by a questionnaire | One year | For data collection, a questionnaireof two sections was prepared;the first section included socio-demographic data, social status, working status and educational level,age at menarche, menstrual cycle duration and flow days, in addition to exposure to circumcision. The second section includedquestions about the manifestations associated with menses and average duration of dysmenorrhea |
Countries
Egypt
Outcome results
None listed