(FOR FEMALE QUESTIONNAIRE)
001) Have you ever heard of female circumcision?**
NO 2
002) In a number of countries, there is a practice in which a girl may have part of her genitals cut. Have you ever heard about his practice?
NO 2 (GO TO END)
003) Have you yourself ever had your genitals cut?
NO 2 (GO TO 009)
004) Now I would like to ask you what was done to you at this time. Was any flesh removed from the genital area?
NO 2
DK 8
005) Was the genital area just nicked without removing any flesh?
NO 2
DK 8
006) Was your genital area sewn closed?
NO 2
DK 8
007) How old where you when this occurred?
IF THE RESPONDENT DOES NOT KNOW THE EXACT AGE, PROBE TO GET AN ESTIMATE.
DURING INFANCY 95
DK 98
008) Who cut (or nicked) the genitals?***
TRAD. BIRTH ATTENDANT 12
TRAINED NURSE/MIDWIFE 22
OTHER HEALTH PROFESSIONAL (SPECIFY): _____ 26
HAS NO LIVING DAUGHTER: ___ (GO TO 019)
010) Have any of your daughters had her genitals cut?
IF YES: How many?
NO DAUGHTER CIRCUMCISED 95 (GO TO 018)
011) To which if your daughters did this happen most recently?
INTERVIEWER: CHECK 212 AND RECORD THE LINE NUMBER FOR THE DAUGHTER
012) Now I would like to ask you what was done to (NAME OF DAUGHTER FROM 011) at this time. Was any flesh removed from her genital area?
NO 2
DK 8
013) Was her genital area just nicked without removing any flesh?
NO 2
DK 8
014) Was her genital area sewn closed?
NO 2
DK 8
015) How old was (NAME OF DAUGHTER FROM 011) when this occurred?
IF RESPONDENT DOES NOT KNOW AGE, PROBE TO GET AN ESTIMATE.
DURING INFANCY 95
DK 98
016) Who cut (nicked) the genitals?
TRAD. BIRTH ATTENDANT 12
TRAINED NURSE/MIDWIFE 22
017) At the time of the genitals were cut or afterwards, did (NAME OF DAUGHTER FROM 011) have any of the following?
Excessive bleeding?
Difficulty in passing urine or urine retention?
Swelling in the genital area?
Infection in the genital area?/ Wound that did not heal properly?
NO 2 (GO TO 019)
DK 8 (GO TO 019)
NO 2 (GO TO 019)
DK 8 (GO TO 019)
NO 2 (GO TO 019)
DK 8 (GO TO 019)
NO 2 (GO TO 019)
DK 8 (GO TO 019)
018) Do you intend to have this genital cutting done to any of your daughters in the future?
NO 2
DK 8
019) What benefits do girls themselves get if they undergo the genital cutting?
PROBE: Any other benefits?
RECORD ALL MENTIONED.
SOCIAL ACCEPTANCE B
BETTER MARRIAGE PROSPECTS C
PRESERVE VIRGINITY/PREVENT PREMARITAL SEX D
MORE SEXUAL PLEASURE FOR THE MAN E
RELIGIOUS APPROVAL F
020) What benefits do girls themselves get if they do not undergo this genital cutting?
PROBE: Any else?
RECORD ALL MENTIONED.
AVOIDING PAIN B
MORE SEXUAL PLEASURE FOR HER C
MORE SEXUAL PLEASURE FOR THE MAN D
FOLLOWS RELIGION E
021) Would you say that this practice is a way to prevent a girl from having sex before marriage, or does it have no effect on premarital sex?
NO EFFECT 2
DK 8
022) Do you believe that this practice is required by your religion?
NO 2
DK 8
023) Do you think that this practice should be continued, or should it be discontinued?
DISCONTINUED 2
DEPENDS 3
DK 8
024) Do you think that men want this practice to be continued, or discontinued?
DISCONTINUED 2
DEPENDS 3
DK 8
*This module can be inserted in different places of the questionnaire according to the other modules used. For this reason, the module is now numbered 000.
**Wording should be adapted locally.
***Coding categories to be developed locally and revised based on information collected before the survey and on the pretest; however, the broad categories must be maintained. We are only interested in the detailed coding categories for health professionals in the countries where health professionals perform a large amount of circumcisions.