Indicators

The DHS Female Genital Cutting Module has been implemented in DHS surveys across Africa, providing a rich source of comparable data on the following:

• Prevalence of FGC among women age 15-49 and among their daughters
• Characteristics of FGC among women and daughters
• Attitudes toward the practice and its continuation
• In some countries men are also asked about their attitudes toward the practice of FGC and its continuation.

Indicators reported include:

• Knowledge of female genital cutting
• Prevalence of female genital cutting
• Percentage of women with at least one living daughter
• Type of female genital cutting
• Person who performed the female genital cutting
• Median age at female genital cutting
• Attitudes towards female genital cutting