Percentage of women age 15-49 circumcised and percent distribution of circumcised women by type of circumcision.
Coverage:
Population base: Women age 15-49 (IR file)
Time period: Current status at time of survey
Numerators:
1) Number of women age 15-49 circumcised (g102 = 1)
2) Number of women age 15-49 circumcised (g102 = 1) by type of circumcision:
a) Flesh removed from genital area (g103 = 1 & g105 ≠ 1)
b) Genital area just nicked without removing any flesh (g104 = 1 & g105 ≠ 1)
c) Genital area sewn closed (g105 = 1)
Denominator:
a) Number of women age 15-49
b) Number of women age 15-49 who are circumcised (g102 = 1)
Variables: IR file.
|
g100 |
Ever heard of female circumcision |
|
g101 |
Ever heard of genital cutting (probed) |
|
g102 |
Respondent circumcised |
|
g103 |
Flesh removed from genital area |
|
g104 |
Genital area just nicked without removing any flesh |
|
g105 |
Genital area sewn closed |
|
v005 |
Women's sample weight |
Numerator divided by the denominator, multiplied by 100.
Missing values are included with “don’t know” responses and are included in the denominator.
Only women who have heard of FGC are asked whether they have experienced FGC. Types of circumcision percentages as well as those who “don’t know” add up to 100 percent.
See Changes over Time for Percentage of women who have heard of female circumcision.
Yoder, P.Stanley , N. Abderrahim, and A. Zhuzhuni. 2004. Female Genital Cutting in the Demographic and Health Surveys: A Critical and Comparative Analysis. DHS Comparative Reports No 7. Calverton, Maryland: ORC Macro. https://dhsprogram.com/publications/publication-cr7-comparative-reports.cfm
DHS-8 Tabulation plan: Table FGC.2
API Indicator IDs:
FG_PFCC_W_WCC, FG_PFCT_W_CNF, FG_PFCT_W_CFR, FG_PFCT_W_SWN, FG_PFCT_W_DKM
SDG indicator 5.3.2: Proportion of girls and women aged 15-49 years who have undergone female genital mutilation/cutting, by age
WHO 100 Core Health Indicators: Prevalence of female genital mutilation/cutting
MICS6 Indicator PR.9: Prevalence of FGM among women