Female Circumcision in Nigeria: a Fact or a Farce?

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A study of female circumcision carried out in Ibadan, Oyo State of Nigeria revealed that female circumcision is still widely practised in Nigeria. Seventyone point three per cent of the women had themselves been circumcised during their childhood, and almost half of them (48.6 per cent) had their last female child circumcised. About 67 per cent of the respondents favoured the practice, their reasons ranged from maintenance of strong cultural traditions to various beliefs such as reduction of sexual promiscuity, prevention of perinatal mortality and reduction of excessive vaginal secretion. Complications encountered from female circumcision included severe pain, excessive bleeding, urinary retention and pyrexia as a result of sepsis.

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