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FCBADILLEGAL (FCBADILLEGAL)
FC should stop because: Illegal (open-ended)
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Description

FCBADILLEGAL indicates whether, in response to an open-ended question about why female circumcision should not continue (FCCONTINU (G119)), the female respondent reported the practice should be discontinued because it is illegal.

Comparability

FCBADILLEGAL has no comparability problems.

Comparability - Standard DHS

FCBADILLEGAL is included in neither the standard DHS questionnaire nor in any of the three versions of the standard DHS module on female circumcision.

Universe

  • Gambia 2019: Women age 15-49 who have heard of female circumcision, in households selected for the long questionnaire.
  • Gambia: 2019-W, 2019-C, 2019-B