Prevalence of Female Circumcision Among Young Women in Beni-Suef, Egypt — FC  

Woman Abuse Clinical Trial

Official title: Prevalence of Female Circumcision Among Young Women in Beni-Suef, Egypt. A Cross-sectional Study

Status Completed

Clinical Trial Summary

Female circumcision (FC) is a deeply-rooted practice in Egypt with deblitating physical and psychological consequences, however the previous two decades witnessed sincere efforts to counterfight this practice. The objective of this study is to investigate the prevalence of circumcision among young women (12-25 years) in Beni-Suef , Egypt.

Clinical Trial Description

This cross-sectional study was conducted on a total of 3353young women residing urban and rural quraters in Beni-Suef City. Data was collected usinga questionnaire that included information about the socio-demographic charcteristics of the women, their gynecological data, exposure to FC, and complaints associated with menses during the previous year. ;

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Woman Abuse

• NCT number: NCT03381612
• Study type: Observational
• Source: Beni-Suef University
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: April 3, 2017
• Completion date: July 15, 2017