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FCBADRELIG
(FCBADRELIG)
FC should stop because: Against religion (open-ended)
Codes and Frequencies
Description
FCBADRELIG indicates whether, in response to an open-ended question about why female circumcision should not continue (FCCONTINU (G119)), the respondent reported the practice should be discontinued because it is against religion or not a religious obligation.
Comparability
Apart from universe differences and slight differences in question wording, FCBADRELIG is comparable across samples.
Comparability - Standard DHS
FCBADRELIG is included in neither the standard DHS questionnaire nor in any of the three versions of the standard DHS module on female circumcision.
Universe
- Central African Republic 1995: Women age 15-49 who think FC should stop.
- Cote d'Ivoire 1998: Women age 15-49 who think FC should stop.
- Egypt 1995: Ever-married women age 15-49 who have heard of FC and think FC should stop.
- Gambia 2019: Women age 15-49 who have heard of female circumcision, in households selected for the long questionnaire
- Mali 1995: All women age 15-49.
- Niger 1998: Women age 15-49 who think FC should stop.
- Nigeria 1999: Women age 10-49 who think FC should stop.
- Yemen 2013: Ever-married women age 15-49 who have heard of FC.
