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Knowledge and Attitude on Obstetric Effects of Female Genital Mutilation among Maasai Women in Maternity Ward at Loitokitok Sub-County Hospital, Kenya

BACKGROUND: Female genital mutilation (FGM) is one of the most harmful traditions still practiced in many parts of the developing world, including Kenya. The practice leads to permanent and irreversible health damages; however, knowledge and attitude of women towards its obstetric effects is scarce....

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Autores principales: Muchene, Keddy Wanjiru, Mageto, Irene Gacheri, Cheptum, Joyce Jebet
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Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6093056/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30154858
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/8418234
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author Muchene, Keddy Wanjiru
Mageto, Irene Gacheri
Cheptum, Joyce Jebet
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Mageto, Irene Gacheri
Cheptum, Joyce Jebet
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description BACKGROUND: Female genital mutilation (FGM) is one of the most harmful traditions still practiced in many parts of the developing world, including Kenya. The practice leads to permanent and irreversible health damages; however, knowledge and attitude of women towards its obstetric effects is scarce. AIM: The objective of this study was to determine knowledge and attitude of women towards obstetric effects of FGM among Maasai women. METHODS: A hospital-based cross-sectional study was conducted at Loitokitok Sub-County Hospital among 64 Maasai women who had undergone FGM. Systematic sampling was employed to identify the respondents. Data were collected using a pretested semistructured questionnaire and analyzed through Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) version 20.0 based on frequencies and percentages. Qualitative data were coded and categorized and thematic analysis was done. RESULTS: Half of the women were knowledgeable on obstetric effects of FGM. Majority of them, 81% (n=52), sustained perineal tears during childbirth while 53% (n=34) had postpartum hemorrhage. Majority of the respondents, 81% (n=51), had negative attitude towards FGM and 87% (n=31) would not encourage their daughters to be circumcised. Most of them, 64% (n=23), disagreed that circumcision made one a respectable woman. CONCLUSION: Obstetric effects of FGM were fairly known and there was negative attitude towards FGM practice.
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spelling pubmed-60930562018-08-28 Knowledge and Attitude on Obstetric Effects of Female Genital Mutilation among Maasai Women in Maternity Ward at Loitokitok Sub-County Hospital, Kenya Muchene, Keddy Wanjiru Mageto, Irene Gacheri Cheptum, Joyce Jebet Obstet Gynecol Int Research Article BACKGROUND: Female genital mutilation (FGM) is one of the most harmful traditions still practiced in many parts of the developing world, including Kenya. The practice leads to permanent and irreversible health damages; however, knowledge and attitude of women towards its obstetric effects is scarce. AIM: The objective of this study was to determine knowledge and attitude of women towards obstetric effects of FGM among Maasai women. METHODS: A hospital-based cross-sectional study was conducted at Loitokitok Sub-County Hospital among 64 Maasai women who had undergone FGM. Systematic sampling was employed to identify the respondents. Data were collected using a pretested semistructured questionnaire and analyzed through Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) version 20.0 based on frequencies and percentages. Qualitative data were coded and categorized and thematic analysis was done. RESULTS: Half of the women were knowledgeable on obstetric effects of FGM. Majority of them, 81% (n=52), sustained perineal tears during childbirth while 53% (n=34) had postpartum hemorrhage. Majority of the respondents, 81% (n=51), had negative attitude towards FGM and 87% (n=31) would not encourage their daughters to be circumcised. Most of them, 64% (n=23), disagreed that circumcision made one a respectable woman. CONCLUSION: Obstetric effects of FGM were fairly known and there was negative attitude towards FGM practice. Hindawi 2018-08-01 /pmc/articles/PMC6093056/ /pubmed/30154858 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/8418234 Text en Copyright © 2018 Keddy Wanjiru Muchene et al. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Muchene, Keddy Wanjiru
Mageto, Irene Gacheri
Cheptum, Joyce Jebet
Knowledge and Attitude on Obstetric Effects of Female Genital Mutilation among Maasai Women in Maternity Ward at Loitokitok Sub-County Hospital, Kenya
title Knowledge and Attitude on Obstetric Effects of Female Genital Mutilation among Maasai Women in Maternity Ward at Loitokitok Sub-County Hospital, Kenya
title_full Knowledge and Attitude on Obstetric Effects of Female Genital Mutilation among Maasai Women in Maternity Ward at Loitokitok Sub-County Hospital, Kenya
title_fullStr Knowledge and Attitude on Obstetric Effects of Female Genital Mutilation among Maasai Women in Maternity Ward at Loitokitok Sub-County Hospital, Kenya
title_full_unstemmed Knowledge and Attitude on Obstetric Effects of Female Genital Mutilation among Maasai Women in Maternity Ward at Loitokitok Sub-County Hospital, Kenya
title_short Knowledge and Attitude on Obstetric Effects of Female Genital Mutilation among Maasai Women in Maternity Ward at Loitokitok Sub-County Hospital, Kenya
title_sort knowledge and attitude on obstetric effects of female genital mutilation among maasai women in maternity ward at loitokitok sub-county hospital, kenya
topic Research Article
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6093056/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30154858
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/8418234
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