Bulletin of the World Health Organization Print version ISSN
0042-9686 TAG-ELDIN, Mohammed A et al. Prevalence of female
genital cutting among Egyptian girls. Bull World Health Organ
[online]. 2008, vol.86, n.4, pp. 269-274. ISSN 0042-9686.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S0042-96862008000400011. OBJECTIVE:
Female genital cutting (FGC) is the collective name given to
traditional practices that involve partial or total cutting away
of the female external genitalia whether for cultural or other
non-therapeutic reasons. In Egypt, the result of the Demographic
Health Survey in 2000 revealed that 97% of married women
included in the survey experienced FGC. The aim of this study is
to measure the prevalence of FGC among schoolgirls in Egypt.
METHODS: Multistage random technique was applied for site
selection. First, Egypt was divided into five geographical
areas; Greater Cairo, Lower Egypt, Upper Egypt, Sinai and Suez
Canal Region. Second, from each governorate, two educational
districts were selected randomly (except Lu