DHS in the News

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Oluseyi Awojulugbe
THE GUARDIAN (Lagos, Nigeria)

"...Despite being outlawed, the practice persists. The 2018 Nigeria Demographic and Health Survey estimated a 20% prevalence of FGM among women aged 15 to 49.

"The survey asked 26,705 women across Nigeria’s six geopolitical zones whether they had gone through some form of genital mutilation or cutting...''

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Oluseyi Awojulugbe
THE GUARDIAN (Lagos, Nigeria)

"...Despite being outlawed, the practice persists. The 2018 Nigeria Demographic and Health Survey estimated a 20% prevalence of FGM among women aged 15 to 49. The survey asked 26,705 women across Nigeria’s six geopolitical zones whether they had gone through some form of genital mutilation or cutting...''

URL to article: https://guardian.ng/features/health/does-nigeria-have-more-cases-of-female-genital-mutilation-than-most-other-countries/