Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting

Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys - MICS3Analysis and Report Writing Workshop

• Prevalence of FGM/C among women aged 15-49 • Prevalence of extreme form of FGM/C • Approval for FGM/C • Prevalence of FGM/C among daughters

Indicators

World Fit for Children (WFFC)Protect children against abuse, exploitation and violence and under general protection to:

End harmful traditional or customary practices, such as early and forced marriage and female genital mutilation, which violates the rights of children and women

Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)The MD declaration calls for the protection of children against abuse, exploitation and violence but no goal, target or indicator is included

Goals

Questionnaire

Three sets of questions:

1) Questions for women 15-49 years of age: Knowledge of the practice (FG1, FG2) If FGM/C has happened to her (FG3) Type of procedure: if flesh was removed, nicked without

removing flesh, sewn closed (FG4, FG5, FG6) Performer: traditional performer, health personnel (FG7)

2) Questions for FGM/C of daughters: Numbers of daughters circumcised (FG9) Last daughter circumcised (FG10) Type of procedure (FG11, FG12, FG13) Age of circumcision (FG 14) Performer: traditional performer, health personnel (FG15)

3) Attitudes regarding the continuation of the practice (FG16)

Prevalence among women 15-49

Numerator:

Number of women aged 15-49 reporting they had any form of genital mutilation/cutting

Denominator:

Total number of women aged 15-49 surveyed

Prevalence of extreme formof FGM/C

Numerator:

Number of women aged 15-49 reporting they had an extreme form of genital mutilation/cutting (infibulation)

Denominator:

Total number of women aged 15-49 surveyed

Approval for FGM/C

Numerator:

Number of women aged 15-49 favoring the continuation of female genital mutilation/cutting

Denominator:

Total number of women aged 15-49 surveyed

Generates basic table: CP 7

Generates:

Percentage of women who have had any form of female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C)

Percentage who have had different types of FGM/C Percentage who have had the extreme form of FGM/C

(infibulation) Percent distribution of attitudes towards whether the practice of

FGM/C should be continued

SPSS Program

Prevalence among daughters

Numerator:

Number of women aged 15-49 reporting that at least one daughter who had female genital mutilation/cutting

Denominator:

Total number of women aged 15-49 surveyed who have at least one living daughter

Generates basic table: CP 8

Generates:

Percentage of women with at least one living daughter who has had female genital mutilation/cutting

Percentage of daughters by type of FGM/C Percentage of daughters who have had the extreme form of

FGM/C (infibulation)

SPSS Program

Methodological issues

• Extreme form of FGM/C (infibulation) is defined as both the removal of flesh from the genital area and sewing closed the genital area

• The column “not determined” is for those women who respond that they/their daughters had been circumcised, but then do not respond 'yes' to any of the three following questions concerning the type of FGM