N | % | |
---|---|---|
Survey respondents | 321 | 100 |
Profession | ||
GPs | 123 | 38.3 |
Gynaecologist | 1 | 0.3 |
Paediatricians | 25 | 7.8 |
Nurses | 146 | 45.5 |
Midwives | 11 | 3.4 |
Social workers | 13 | 4.1 |
Other | 2 | 0.6 |
Gender | ||
Male | 77 | 24 |
Female | 230 | 71.7 |
Other | 2 | 0.6 |
No answer | 12 | 3.7 |
Age (years) | ||
≤ 35 | 43 | 13.4 |
36–50 | 69 | 21. 5 |
> 50 | 181 | 56.4 |
No answer | 28 | 8.7 |
Training received | 48 | 15 |
Proper traininga | 3 | 6.25 |
Correct identification | ||
Types of FGM | 73 | 22.7 |
Countries of prevalence | 16 | 5 |
Legislation | 93 | 29 |
Reasons for conducting FGM | ||
Tradition and customs | 120 | 37.4 |
Religious reasons | 24 | 7.5 |
Tradition and religious reasons | 130 | 40.5 |
Tradition and marriage opportunities | 15 | 4.6 |
Otherb | 32 | 10 |
Detection of cases of FGM | 15 | 4.7 |
Correctly identify cases at risk of FGM | 109 | 34 |
Attitudesc | ||
Educate and sensitize | 285 | 88.8 |
Condemn and report | 131 | 40.8 |
Educate and report | 113 | 35.2 |
Control | 114 | 35.5 |