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FGMCEVER_GH (FGMCEVER_GH)
Woman ever been circumcised (IPUMS Global Health)

Codes and Frequencies



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Description

FGMCEVER _GH represents if the female respondent has ever been circumcision or undergone female genital cutting of any kind.
This variable is consistently coded across the IPUMS Global Health projects from the project specific variables:

IPUMS DHS: FCCIRC
IPUMS MICS: FGCIRC

Found on the Women unit of analysis (IPUMS MICS and IPUMS DHS).

Comparability

See the comparability sections and universe tab for each data collection in IPUMS Global Health for more information about country specific comparability issues.

Universe

  • Benin 2001: All women age 15-49.
  • Benin 2006: Women age 15-49 who have heard of female circumcision.
  • Benin 2011: Women age 15-49 who have heard of female circumcision.
  • Burkina Faso 1998: Women age 15-49 who have heard of female circumcision.
  • Burkina Faso 2003: Women age 15-49 who have heard of female circumcision.
  • Burkina Faso 2010: Women age 15-49 who have heard of female circumcision.
  • Cameroon 2004: Women age 15-49 who were selected and interviewed for the FC module, and who have heard of female circumcision.
  • Central African Republic 1995: All women age 15-49.
  • Chad 2004: Women age 15-49 who have heard of female circumcision.
  • Chad 2014: Women age 15-49 who have heard of female circumcision, in households not selected for the men's survey.
  • Cote d'Ivoire 1994: All women age 15-49.
  • Cote d'Ivoire 1998: Women age 15-49 who have heard of female circumcision.
  • Cote d'Ivoire 2011: Women age 15-49 who have heard of female circumcision.
  • Egypt 1995: Ever-married women age 15-49 who have heard of female circumcision.
  • Egypt 2003: Ever-married women age 15-49 who have heard of female circumcision.
  • Egypt 2005: Ever-married women age 15-49.
  • Egypt 2008: Ever-married women age 15-49.
  • Egypt 2014: Ever-married women age 15-49.
  • Eswatini (Swaziland) 2006: All women age 15-49.
  • Ethiopia 2000: All women age 15-49.
  • Ethiopia 2005: All women age 15-49.
  • Ethiopia 2016: Women age 15-49 who were selected and interviewed for the FC module, and who have heard of female circumcision.
  • Gambia 2013: Women age 15-49 who have heard of female circumcision.
  • Gambia 2019: Women age 15-49 who have heard of female circumcision, in households selected for the long questionnaire
  • Ghana 2003: All women age 15-49.
  • Guinea 1999: All women age 15-49.
  • Guinea 2005: Women age 15-49 who have heard of female circumcision.
  • Guinea 2012: Women age 15-49 who have heard of female circumcision.
  • Guinea 2018: Women age 15-49 who have heard of female circumcision.
  • Kenya 1998: All women age 15-49.
  • Kenya 2003: All women age 15-49.
  • Kenya 2008: Women age 15-49 who have heard of female circumcision.
  • Kenya 2014: Women age 15-49 who have heard of female circumcision, in households selected for the long questionnaire
  • Liberia 2007: Women age 15-49 who have heard of bush societies or the Sande society.
  • Liberia 2013: Women age 15-49 who have heard of bush societies or the Sande society.
  • Liberia 2019: Women age 15-49 who have heard of female circumcision.
  • Mali 1995: All women age 15-49.
  • Mali 2001: Women age 15-49 who have heard of female circumcision.
  • Mali 2006: Women age 15-49 who have heard of female circumcision.
  • Mali 2012: Women age 15-49 who have heard of female circumcision.
  • Mali 2018: Women age 15-49 who have heard of female circumcision, in households not selected for the men's survey.
  • Niger 1998: Women age 15-49 who have heard of female circumcision.
  • Niger 2006: Women age 15-49 who have heard of female circumcision.
  • Niger 2012: Women age 15-49 who have heard of female circumcision.
  • Nigeria 1999: All women age 10-49.
  • Nigeria 2003: All women age 15-49.
  • Nigeria 2008: Women age 15-49 who have heard of female circumcision.
  • Nigeria 2013: Women age 15-49 who have heard of female circumcision.
  • Nigeria 2018: Women age 15-49 who have heard of female circumcision, in households not selected for the men's survey.
  • Senegal 2005: Women age 15-49 who have heard of female circumcision.
  • Senegal 2010: Women age 15-49 who have heard of female circumcision.
  • Senegal 2014: Women age 15-49 who have heard of female circumcision.
  • Senegal 2015: Women age 15-49 who have heard of female circumcision.
  • Senegal 2016: Women age 15-49 who have heard of female circumcision.
  • Senegal 2017: Women age 15-49 who have heard of female circumcision.
  • Sierra Leone 2008: Women age 15-49 who have heard of female circumcision.
  • Sierra Leone 2013: Women age 15-49 who have heard of female circumcision.
  • Sierra Leone 2019: Women age 15-49 who have heard of female circumcision.
  • Tanzania 1996: All women age 15-49.
  • Tanzania 2004: Women age 15-49 who have heard of female circumcision.
  • Tanzania 2010: Women age 15-49 who have heard of female circumcision.
  • Tanzania 2015: Women age 15-49 who have heard of female circumcision.
  • Togo 2013: Women age 15-49 who have heard of female circumcision.
  • Uganda 2006: Women age 15-49 who have heard of female circumcision.
  • Uganda 2011: Women age 15-49 who have heard of female circumcision.
  • Uganda 2016: Women age 15-49 who have heard of female circumcision.
  • Yemen 2013: Women age 15-49 who have heard of female circumcision.
  • Benin: 2001-W, 2006-W, 2011-W
  • Burkina Faso: 1998-W, 2003-W, 2010-W
  • Cameroon: 2004-W
  • Central African Republic: 1995-W
  • Chad: 2004-W, 2014-W
  • Cote d'Ivoire: 1994-W, 1998-W, 2011-W
  • Egypt: 1995-W, 2003-W, 2005-W, 2008-W, 2014-W
  • Eswatini (Swaziland): 2006-W
  • Ethiopia: 2000-W, 2005-W, 2016-W
  • Gambia: 2013-W, 2019-W
  • Ghana: 2003-W
  • Guinea: 1999-W, 2005-W, 2012-W, 2018-W
  • Kenya: 1998-W, 2003-W, 2008-W, 2014-W
  • Liberia: 2007-W, 2013-W, 2019-W
  • Mali: 1995-W, 2001-W, 2006-W, 2012-W, 2018-W
  • Niger: 1998-W, 2006-W, 2012-W
  • Nigeria: 1999-W, 2003-W, 2008-W, 2013-W, 2018-W
  • Senegal: 2005-W, 2010-W, 2014-W, 2015-W, 2016-W, 2017-W
  • Sierra Leone: 2008-W, 2013-W, 2019-W
  • Tanzania: 1996-W, 2004-W, 2010-W, 2015-W
  • Togo: 2013-W
  • Uganda: 2006-W, 2011-W, 2016-W
  • Yemen: 2013-W