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Knowledge and Attitude of Secondary School Students toward Female Genital Mutilation in Khartoum State, Sudan

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Mahgoub EAA, Abdelgadir MTS and Daffalla Alam Elhuda

Background: Female genital mutilation is a deeply rooted harmful practice in Sudan. Objective: This study aims to assess the knowledge and attitude of secondary school students toward Female Genital Mutilation. Methods: A school-based, descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted in Karary Locality, Khartoum State, Sudan. Four secondary schools for girls were involved in the study. From each school, two second grade classes were randomly selected, and data were collected from all students (292) in these two classes using an author-designed questionnaire. Results: The students were between 14 to 19 years old. Most of them (61.3%) were not circumcised. Regarding students’ knowledge about female genital mutilation types, 23.6% of them knew type 1 and 21.2% knew type 4. On the othe... view more»

DOI: 10.4172/2327-4360.1000152

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