Women in Nigeria living in rural areas were more likely to believe that female genital mutilation is required. According to the results of a study conducted in 2018, 20 percent of women in Nigeria had undergone female genital mutilation. For the majority of women, this occurred before the age of five.
Female genital mutilation is defined by the World Health Organization as any procedure that involves partial or total removal of the external genitalia and/or injury to the female genital organs for non-therapeutic reasons.
Attitudes towards female genital mutilation among women in Nigeria as of 2018, by area
The source adds the following information: "Female genital mutilation (FGM), also known as female genital cutting or female circumcision, is defined by the World Health Organization (WHO) as any procedure that involves partial or total removal of the external genitalia and/or injury to the female genital organs whether for cultural or any other non-therapeutic reason."
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The DHS Program. (October 31, 2019). Attitudes towards female genital mutilation among women in Nigeria as of 2018, by area [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1125006/attitudes-towards-female-genital-mutilation-in-nigeria-by-area/
The DHS Program. "Attitudes towards female genital mutilation among women in Nigeria as of 2018, by area." Chart. October 31, 2019. Statista. Accessed December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1125006/attitudes-towards-female-genital-mutilation-in-nigeria-by-area/
The DHS Program. (2019). Attitudes towards female genital mutilation among women in Nigeria as of 2018, by area. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1125006/attitudes-towards-female-genital-mutilation-in-nigeria-by-area/
The DHS Program. "Attitudes towards Female Genital Mutilation among Women in Nigeria as of 2018, by Area." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Oct 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1125006/attitudes-towards-female-genital-mutilation-in-nigeria-by-area/
The DHS Program, Attitudes towards female genital mutilation among women in Nigeria as of 2018, by area Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1125006/attitudes-towards-female-genital-mutilation-in-nigeria-by-area/ (last visited December 30, 2024)
Attitudes towards female genital mutilation among women in Nigeria as of 2018, by area [Graph], The DHS Program, October 31, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1125006/attitudes-towards-female-genital-mutilation-in-nigeria-by-area/
