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<p><u><strong>Short Name</strong></u><br>
Attitudes toward female genital mutilation, females<br></p>
<p><u><strong>Full Name</strong></u><br>
Percentage of women who have heard about FGM and think the practice should discontinue<br></p>
<p><u><strong>Domain</strong></u><br>
Gender equality<br></p>
<p><u><strong>Sub-domain</strong></u><br>
Female genital mutilation<br></p>
<p><u><strong>Definition</strong></u><br>
Percentage of women who have heard about female genital mutilation and think the practice should discontinue.<br></p>
<p><u><strong>Method of Calculation</strong></u><br>
<br><em>Data source specific method of calculation:</em><br>
<br><strong>DHS:</strong><br> <br><em>Numerator:</em><br> Number of women aged 15 to 49 years who have heard of female genital mutilation and think the practice should discontinue.
<br><em>Denominator:</em><br> Number of women aged 15 to 49 years who have heard of female genital mutilation.
<br><em>Calculation:</em><br> Numerator divided by the denominator, multiplied by 100.<br></p>
<p><u><strong>Expected Frequency of Data Dissemination</strong></u><br>
Annual<br></p>
<p><u><strong>Geospatial Dimension Availability</strong></u><br>
Country (geolev0), Sub-national level 1 (geolev1)<br></p>
<p><u><strong>Time Dimension Availability</strong></u><br>
1990, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020<br></p>
<p><u><strong>Disaggregation Dimension Availability</strong></u><br>
Age group: <em>15 to 19 years old, 15 to 24 years old, 20 to 24 years old, 20 to 29 years old, 25 to 29 years old, 25 to 34 years old, 30 to 34 years old, 30 to 39 years old, 35 to 39 years old, 35 to 49 years old, 40 to 44 years old, 40 to 49 years old, 45 to 49 years old</em><br>Education level: <em>Higher, No education, No education or primary education, Primary education, Secondary education, Secondary education or higher</em><br>Place of residence: <em>Rural, Urban</em><br>Respondent circumcised: <em>Circumcised, Not circumcised</em><br>Sex: <em>Female</em><br>Wealth index: <em>Middle, Poorer, Poorest, Richer, Richest</em><br></p> |