Kitso wata al'ada ce da ake yin ta domin tufƙe gashin kai, saboda ado ko kwalliya ko kuma dalili na Addini. A wasu ƙasashen akasari mata suka fi yin kitso yayin da a wasu ƙasashen maza kaɗai sukafi yin sa. A wasu kuma maza da mata ne ke yin kitso sai a al'ada ƙasar Hausa Mata sune keyin kitso ba maza ba, idan kaga namiji da kitso to lallai ya saɓawa al'adun Hausawa da kuma Addinin Musulunci. Mata na kitse gashin kan su don Kwalliya da birge mazajensu na Aure kitso yanada matuƙar muhimmanci sosai musamman ga wasu ƙabilun Afrika. Amma a al'adance ko kuma a al'adar Hausawa kitso mata keyi ba maza ba idan har kaga namiji da kitso to lallai ɗan daudu ne kuma ya saɓawa Addinin Musulunci, suma matan akwai inda yake saɓawa Addinin Musulunci a yayin da suka nema ƙara gashin kansu wannan haramun ne a Musulunci ko ma da ace ba babu haramci to masana sun tabbatar da ƙarin gashi na kawo zubewarsa da maida kan mata da sanƙo. Wasu matan ma sukan ɗauki kitso a matsayin sana'ar su ta yau da kullum kuma suna samun amfani.