E Herieka
Female genital mutilation in the Sudan: survey of the attitude of Khartoum university students towards this practice
Bournemouth University
female genital mutilation fgm female circumcision removal variable amounts tissue female external genitalia practised world young girls study conducted sudan fgm criminal offence religious dictate assessed knowledge attitudes perceptions practice among khartoum university students compared differences male female student responsesan anonymised detailed questionnaire distributed among university students addition participants age marital status course studying details regarding attitude knowledge practice fgm experiences collectedof 500 questionnaires distributed 414 828 returned 192 46 females 222 54 males 109 568 female respondents circumcised188 male students 94 female students thought fgm recommended religion 90 469 female students compared 133 599 male students thought fgm illegal though 16 83 female respondents thought fgm would increase chances marriage majority 166 748 male students would prefer noncircumcised femalethis study shows 109 568 female university students responded circumcised confusing religious messages ambiguous laws seem responsible continuation practice study highlights partnership needs established religious leaders educationalists end medieval practice