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

NCT ID: NCT03381612

Last Updated: 2017-12-22

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Total Enrollment

3353 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2017-04-03

Study Completion Date

2017-07-15

Brief Summary

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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.

Detailed Description

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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.

Conditions

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Woman Abuse

Keywords

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Female circumcision, Young Women, Dysmenorrhea,Dysuria

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

OTHER

Study Time Perspective

CROSS_SECTIONAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Young women aged 12 to 25 years living in Beni-Suef city of Egypt. the urban Metropolitan of Beni-Suef City was classified according to the socioeconomic level of its quarters to low, middle, and high levels. Out of each level, one quarter was selected randomly, by a card withdrawal, where households residing these quarters were chosen using a random start. For the rural villages surrounding the urban Metropolitan, three villages were selected randomly; one on the road to the North, one on the road to the West, and the last one on the road tothe South. Each village was clustered roughly into two sites; one to the East of the water channel and one to the West of the same water channel

Exclusion Criteria

* Women from other places in Egypt.
Minimum Eligible Age

12 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

25 Years

Eligible Sex

FEMALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Beni-Suef University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Nesreen Abdel Fattah Abdullah Shehata

Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

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Beni-Suef University

Cairo, , Egypt

Site Status

Countries

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Egypt

References

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Burstyn L. Female circumcision comes to America. The Atlantic Monthly. 1995; pp 28-35.

Reference Type BACKGROUND

Moustafa T. Conflict and cooperation between the state and religious institutions in contemporary Egypt. International Journal of Middle East Studies 2000; 32:3-22.

Reference Type BACKGROUND

Sayed GH, Abd el-Aty MA, Fadel KA. The practice of female genital mutilation in upper Egypt. Int J Gynaecol Obstet. 1996 Dec;55(3):285-91. doi: 10.1016/s0020-7292(96)02753-1.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 9003955 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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Beni-Suef 14

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id