Clinical trial NCT03381612: Prevalence of Female Circumcision Among Young Women in Beni-Suef, Egypt
Official title: Prevalence of Female Circumcision Among Young Women in Beni-Suef, Egypt. A Cross-sectional Study
Study type: OBSERVATIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Conditions: Woman Abuse
Keywords: Female circumcision, Young Women, Dysmenorrhea,Dysuria
Lead sponsor: Beni-Suef University
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2017-12-22
Enrollment: 3353
Sex: FEMALE
Minimum age (years): 12
Maximum age (years): 25
Standard ages: CHILD
ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: no
Observational model: OTHER
Time perspective: CROSS_SECTIONAL
Sampling method: PROBABILITY_SAMPLE
Study population: 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 to the 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.

In both urban and rural areas, a trained team of data collectors visited the selected households. Householders were informed briefly of the study and the residing women aged between 12 and 25 years were invited to participate and then interviewed.

Brief 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.

Detailed 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.

Eligibility criteria: 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.

Primary outcomes:
measure: Gynecological manifestations measured by a questionnaire.
timeFrame: one year
Secondary outcomes:
measure: social status measured by a questionnaire
timeFrame: one year
Other outcomes:
measure: working status measured by a questionnaire
timeFrame: One year
Locations:
city: Cairo
country: Egypt
facility: Beni-Suef University
Study officials:
References:
citation: Burstyn L. Female circumcision comes to America. The Atlantic Monthly. 1995; pp 28-35.
citation: Moustafa T. Conflict and cooperation between the state and religious institutions in contemporary Egypt. International Journal of Middle East Studies 2000; 32:3-22.
citation: 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.