Female Circumcision and Sexual Negotiation Ability of Ethiopian Women

Authors

Dawit G. Alemu, Department of Social Medicine, Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine, Ohio University, Athens, OH, USA.
Zelalem T. Haile, Department of Social Medicine, Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine, Ohio University, Dublin, OH, USA.
Elizabeth Wachira, Department of Health and Human Performance, Texas A & M University-commerce, Commerce, TX, USA.
Donaldson Conserve, Department of Prevention and Community Health, The George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA.

Document Type

Journal Article

Publication Date

1-28-2024

Journal

Violence against women

DOI

10.1177/10778012241228300

Keywords

Ethiopian women; FGC; FGM; female circumcision; sexual negotiation

Abstract

The following study attempts to assess the link between the circumcision status of Ethiopian women and their ability to negotiate sex. From the 2016 Ethiopian Demographic and Health Survey, we analyzed a subsample of 3,445 women aged 15 to 49. Women's sexual negotiation ability was measured by their ability to ask for condom and their ability to refuse sex. We performed a univariate, bivariate, and multiple logistic regression analysis. In the final analysis, only education, residence, media access, and sexually transmitted infections knowledge were independently associated with the sexual negotiation ability of women. Circumcision status was not associated with sexual negotiation ability.

APA Citation

Alemu, Dawit G.; Haile, Zelalem T.; Wachira, Elizabeth; and Conserve, Donaldson, "Female Circumcision and Sexual Negotiation Ability of Ethiopian Women" (2024). GW Authored Works. Paper 4115.
https://hsrc.himmelfarb.gwu.edu/gwhpubs/4115

Department

Prevention and Community Health