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Table 1 Circumstances Surrounding FGM/C in Senegal

From: Trends in female genital mutilation/cutting in Senegal: what can we learn from successive household surveys in sub-Saharan African countries?

 

SDHS 20005

SDHS 2010–11

Age at cutting (%, cumulative %)

 0–1

63.3

61.7

 2–4

9.5 (72.8)

9.5 (71.2)

 5–9

14.9 (87.7)

13.8 (85.0)

 10–14

5.1 (92.8)

6.0 (91.0)

 15+

0.9 (93.7)

0.7 (91.7)

Type of FGM/C (%)

 Cut, no flesh removed

0

10

 Cut, flesh removed

83

53

 Sewn closed

12

14

 Not sure/don’t know

5

24

Practitioner of FGM/C (%)

 Traditional practitioner

93

100

 Medical practitioner

1

0

 Don’t know

7

0

Support continuation (all women, both cut and uncut) (%)

53

52

Prevalence (weighted %)

28

26

  1. Source: [1]; [2]; [16]