Women’s circumcision in Minab : Prevalence, knowledge, attitude
| Author | H Ahadi | en |
| Author | T Khadivzadeh | en |
| Author | GH Seyyedialavi | en |
| Author | H Esmaili | en |
| Issued Date | 2003-12-31 | en |
| Abstract | Background: Women’s circumcision is one of the health problems in some societies. That is excision and removal of different sections of women’s genitalia based on cultural aims or non-medical reasons , which are done in four different grades. Objective: This study was performed to determine the knowledge and attitude of women in fertility age in Minab about women’s circumcision in the year 2002. Methods: In this descriptive-analytic study , 400 women in Minab health centers were selected as samples by non-accidental and objective-oriented sampling. Needed data were gathered by a researcher-made questionnaire to assess knowledge and attitude through a semi-structured interview and also by checklist. Data were analyzed by T-test , chi-square and one-sided variance analysis. Findings: Prevalence of circumcision were 70% . Between them 87.4% were grade one and 12.6% were grade two. Mean and standard deviation of knowledge number in circumcized group were 2.1 1.6 and in uncircumcized group were 3.05 1.7 . There were no significant difference between two groups (P | en |
| DOI | https://doi.org/ | en |
| Keyword | Women’s circumcision | en |
| Keyword | Circumcision grade | en |
| Keyword | Fertility age | en |
| Keyword | Knowledge | en |
| Keyword | Attitude | en |
| Publisher | Brieflands | en |
| Title | Women’s circumcision in Minab : Prevalence, knowledge, attitude | en |
| Type | Research Article | en |
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