Ida Rosenkrands, Anja W Olsen, Sara Knudsen, Nida Dehari, Helene Bæk Juel, Hannah M Cheeseman, Peter Andersen, Robin J Shattock, Frank Follmann
Human antibody signatures towards the Chlamydia trachomatis major outer membrane protein after natural infection and vaccination
EBioMedicine
female genital mutilation fgm harmful traditional practice involving partial total removal external genitalia nonmedical reasons despite efforts eliminate 200 million women girls undergone fgm 3 million undergo practice annually tracking prevalence fgm identifying associated factors crucial eliminating practice study aimed determine prevalence fgm associated factors among daughters aged 014 years recent demographic health survey data dhs datasets subsaharan african countries used analysis multilevel modified poisson regression analysis model applied identify factors associated fgm data management analysis performed using stata17 software pooled prevalence adjusted odds ratio aor 95 confidence interval ci reported statistical significance set p 005 study included weighted sample 123362 participants pooled prevalence fgm among daughters aged 014 years subsaharan africa found 229 95 ci 162296 daughters place birth aor 054 95 ci 048062 mothers age aor 172 95 ci 14211 fathers education aor 092 95 ci 087098 mothers perception fgm aor 042 95 ci 035048 fgm religious requirement aor 123 95 ci 112135 mothers age circumcision aor 111 95 ci 101123 residing rural areas aor 112 95 ci 105119 community literacy level aor 090 95 ci 083098 factors associated fgm high prevalence fgm among daughters aged 014 years subsaharan africa indicates need intensified efforts curb practice addressing associated factors identified study targeted interventions policy implementation crucial eradicate fgm protect rights wellbeing girls