估计由于切割女性生殖器的过度死亡率
Arpita Ghosh1, Heather Flowe2, James Rockey3
1Department of Economics, University of Exeter, Rennes Dr, Exeter, UK.
Scientific reports
|August 16, 2023
概括
据估计,女性生殖器切割 (FGM) 在实践的国家每年造成44,320例过度死亡. 这种有害的做法显著增加了儿童死亡率,成为女孩和年轻女性的主要死亡原因.
科学领域:
- 全球健康 全球健康
- 人口统计学 人口统计学
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
背景情况:
- 切割女性生殖器官 (FGM) 影响全球超过2亿名妇女和女孩.
- 这种做法通常发生在不卫生的条件下,导致严重的健康并发症,如出血和感染.
- 女性割礼对儿童死亡率流行病学的影响仍未得到充分研究.
研究的目的:
- 量化女性生殖器切割 (FGM) 对儿童死亡率的贡献.
- 估计在实践国家每年因女性割礼而导致的过度死亡人数.
- 为了比较FGM的死亡影响与受影响地区其他主要死亡原因.
主要方法:
- 在15个实行女性生殖器切割的国家,将女性生殖器切割的流行数据与年龄,性别,年龄特定的死亡率 (1990-2020年) 相匹配.
- 雇佣固定效应回归来隔离FGM对死亡率的影响.
- 根据估计的影响,计算了由女性生殖器切割造成的年度过度死亡率.
主要成果:
- 女性割礼发生率增加50%与女孩5年死亡率上升0.075个百分点有关.
- 据估计,每年约有44320例过度死亡与实行女性割礼的各国有关.
- 女性生殖器切割被确定为女孩和年轻女性的主要死亡原因,超过了除肠道,呼吸道和疟疾感染以外的所有原因.
结论:
- 切割女性生殖器官 (FGM) 是在实践国家中导致女孩和年轻女性过度死亡的重要原因.
- 该研究强调FGM是一个关键的公共卫生问题,具有重大致命后果.
- 需要采取紧急干预措施来解决FGM问题,并减少对儿童生存的破坏性影响.
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