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FCDISSEXPLF (FCDISSEXPLF)
Disadvantages to girl of FC: Reduces female sexual pleasure (open-ended)
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Description

In an open-ended question, women were asked to identify disadvantages of undergoing female circumcision. FCDISSEXPLF captures whether the woman mentioned less female sexual pleasure as a disadvantage to female circumcision.

Comparability

FCDISSEXPLF has no comparability problems.

Comparability - Standard DHS

FCDISSEXPLF is a country-specific variable and is included in neither the standard DHS questionnaire nor in any version of the standard DHS module on female circumcision.

Universe

  • Guinea 1999: Women age 15-49 who have heard of FC.
  • Guinea: 1999-W, 1999-C, 1999-B