Comparison of FGM prevalence among Nigerian women aged 15-49 years using two household surveys conducted before and after the COVID-19 pandemic.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Due to its economic burden and change of focus, there is no gainsaying of the potential impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on the progress of several female genital mutilation (FGM) interventions across the various countries. However, the magnitude of the potential changes in likelihood and prevalence should be more accurately explored and quantified using a statistically robust comparative study. In this study, we examined the differences in the likelihood and prevalence of FGM among 15-49 years old women before and after the pandemic in Nigeria.

Methods

We used advanced Bayesian hierarchical models to analyse post-COVID-19 datasets provided by the Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys (MICS 2021) and pre-COVID-19 data from the Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS 2018

SUBMITTER: Morlighem C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11241814 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature