Bivariate Logistic Regression of Knowledge as Predictor of the Practice of Female Genital Mutilation in Ekiti State,Nigeria

• 作者: Joshua Temitope ADEUSI Mary Opeyemi KOLAWOLE Olajumoke Ereola OJO Yemisi Comfort AFOLABI
• 来源期刊: Psychology Research
• 学科: 工学
• 关键词: female genital mutilation/cutting practice measure knowledge measure Ekiti State PREDICTOR
• 年，卷（期）: psyresearch,（2）
• 页码范围: 72-82
• 页数: 11页
• 分类号: TB3

摘要

Female genital mutilation/cutting(FGM/C)is a harmful traditional practice with severe health implications among women and girls.This study determined whether knowledge reduced the practice of female genital mutilation and identified the socio-demographic factors that predicted the practice of female genital among parents in Ekiti State,Nigeria.A cross-sectional quantitative research method was employed among 600 selected parents in the three senatorial districts of Ekiti-State,Nigeria between March and June 2019.A pretested structured questionnaire was used to collect data.Our analysis revealed that 468(78%)of the respondents believed that the practice was high as against 132(22%)who said the practice was low.Female is two times more likely to practice FGM than male(OR=1.614,B=0.479,p<0.05,CI=1.088-2.394).Respondents with low knowledge were significantly 11 times likely to practice female genital mutilation compared with respondents with high knowledge(OR=10.597,B=2.361,p<0.05,CI=6.813-16.483).Those who lived in rural areas were two times significantly(OR=1.690,B=0.525,p<0.05,CI=3.246-13.197)likely to practice female genital mutilation than the urban dwellers.The study concluded that respondents’knowledge,location(urban/rural),sex,age,and ethnicity were strong predictors of the practice of FGM/C in Ekiti-State,Nigeria.With these findings in mind,the community institutions would play a great role in changing the community through spreading information about the health implications of FGM/C for the practice to be drastically reduced.