Prevalence and determinants of female genital mutilation: current insights from ten at-risk countries in Sub-Saharan Africa
The overall FGM prevalence of 53.5% indicates a significant problem. Urgent interventions are needed and should consider significant factors including older age, lower education level, rural residency, women unemployment and poverty.
Authors
- Abdallah Zacharia (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9380-6158)
- Heavenlight A. Paulo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3162-9982)
- Jackline Vicent Mbishi
- Isaac Yeboah Addo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8603-8306)
- Pankras Luoga (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0483-1720)
- Huda Omary (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-7661-1566)
- Suleiman Chombo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-9429-526X)
- John Andrew
Institutions
- The University of Sydney (AU)
- Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences (TZ)
- Ollscoil na Gaillimhe – University of Galway (IE)
- UNSW Sydney (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Public Health
- Published
- 2025-03-17
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-025-22279-1
- Citations
- 8
- Primary Topic
- Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting Issues
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 15.03