Health risks associated with female genital mutilation as express by women of childbearing age in Ilorin South Lga, Kwara State, Nigeria
Female genital mutilation harms girls and women in many ways and it has no health benefits. Therefore, the study investigated the health risks associated with the female genital mutilation as expressed by women of childbearing age in Ilorin South LGA, Kwara State, Nigeria. The objectives of th...
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Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
2022
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| Institution: | Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia |
| Language: | English |
| Summary: | Female genital mutilation harms girls and women in many ways and it has no health benefits.
Therefore, the study investigated the health risks associated with the female genital mutilation as
expressed by women of childbearing age in Ilorin South LGA, Kwara State, Nigeria. The
objectives of the study were to determine whether dyspareunia and infertility are health risk
associated with female genital mutilation. A descriptive research design of the survey type was
adopted for the study. The population of the study comprises women of childbearing age. Two
hundred and forty-two respondents were sampled for the study. A validated researcher’s
developed questionnaire tested for reliability was used for the study. The data collected analyzed
using descriptive statistics of chi-square to test the formulated hypotheses at 0.05 level of
significance. The findings indicated that dyspareunia and infertility are significant health risks
associated with female genital mutilation (Cal. chi-square value > chi-square Table value) at 0.05
alpha level. The study concluded that dyspareunia and infertility are health risk associated with
female genital mutilation as express by women of childbearing age in Ilorin South local
government area of Kwara State, Nigeria. Evidence generated from the study also suggest
implication for the local government authority on the need to conduct enlightenment campaign
through mass media on health effects associated with female genital mutilation to enable parents
desist from the practice. |
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