A5032800319- Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting Issues
- Genital Health and Disease
- Global Maternal and Child Health
Technical University of Munich
2023
United Nations Population Fund
2020
In 2015, UN member states committed to eliminate female genital mutilation (FGM) by 2030 as part of the Sustainable Development Agenda. To reach this goal, interventions need be targeted and guided best available evidence. date, however, estimates number girls women affected FGM their trends over time geographic space have been limited availability, specificity quality population-level data. We present new based on all publicly nationally representative surveys collected since 1990s that...
Female genital mutilation (FGM) is a harmful practice rooted in gender inequality. Its elimination part of national and international agendas including the Sustainable Development Goals United Nations. Understanding its geographical evolution crucial for targeted programming. However, due to sparse data, it challenging establish comparability statistical reliability. Data on FGM observed at different points time periodicity across countries contexts with varying age-risk patterns, all which...