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- Title
CONNAISSSANCES, ATTITUDES ET PRATIQUES DES MERES RELATIVES A L'EXCISION A BAMAKO.
- Authors
Dicko-Traoré, F.; Diakité, F. L.; Diakité, A. A.; Konaté, F.; Keita, J. T.; Traoré, F.; Togo, B.; Sylla, M.; Sidibé, T.
- Abstract
Aim: In Mali society, circumcision is a cultural practice affecting nearly 85% of the female population (EDS IV). This study was initiated to assess the knowledges, attitudes and practices of mothers about female genital mutilation (FGM). Patients and method: we conducted a prospective study among mothers of girls hospitalized between June 1 and July 31, 2011, in the Department of Pediatrics of the teaching hospital of Gabriel Touré, Bamako. Results: The prevalence of cutting was 73% (224 of 305). In 72.7% of cases, the area affected by the mutilation was unknown by the mother. Seventy percent (70%) of mothers found that FGM was only beneficial and should even be mandatory (74.6%). Excision was associated with tradition and religious obligation for 65%, and 21.4% of mothers, respectively. More than half of the girls were circumcised before their first year (76.3%) and 26.3% in the neonatal period. The majority of mothers were against a law banning the practice of FGM (54%). Ninety five percent of mothers reported that they would renew the experience of FGM. Conclusion: FGM remains a well-established practice in Mali. Policies to fight against female genital mutilation are faced to very deep beliefs.
- Subjects
BAMAKO (Mali); FEMALE genital mutilation; CIRCUMCISION; PEDIATRICS; SURGICAL excision; HOSPITAL care
- Publication
Mali Médical, 2014, Vol 29, Issue 1, p30
- ISSN
0464-7874
- Publication type
Article