(FOR FEMALE QUESTIONNAIRE)
001) Have you ever heard of female circumcision?**
NO 2
002) In some countries, there is a practice in which a girl may have part of her genitals cut. Have you ever heard about his practice?
NO 2 (END)
003) Have you yourself ever been circumcised?
NO 2 (GO TO 009)
004) Now I would like to ask you what was done to you at this time. Was any flesh removed from the genital area?
NO 2
DK 8
005) Was the genital area just nicked without removing any flesh?
NO 2
DK 8
006) Was your genital area sewn closed?
NO 2
DK 8
007) How old where you when you were circumcised?
IF RESPONDENT DOES NOT KNOW THE EXACT AGE, PROBE TO GET AN ESTIMATE.
DURING INFANCY 95
DK 98
008) Who performed the circumcision?***
TRADITIONAL BIRTH ATTENDANT 12
TRAINED NURSE/MIDWIFE 22
HAS NO LIVING DAUGHTER: ___ (GO TO 019)
010) Have any of your daughters been circumcised?
IF YES: How many?
NO DAUGHTER CIRCUMCISED 95 (GO TO 018)
011) Which of your daughters was circumcised most recently?
INTERVIEWER: CHECK 212 AND RECORD THE LINE NUMBER FOR THE DAUGHTER
DAUGHTER'S LINE NUMBER FROM 212 ______
012) Now I would like to ask you what was done to (NAME OF DAUGHTER FROM 011) at that time. Was any flesh removed from her genital area?
NO 2
DK 8
013) Was her genital area just nicked without removing any flesh?
NO 2
DK 8
014) Was her genital area sewn closed?
NO 2
DK 8
015) How old was (NAME OF DAUGHTER FROM 011) when this was done?
IF RESPONDENT DOES NOT KNOW THE AGE, PROBE TO GET AN ESTIMATE.
DURING INFANCY 95
DK 98
016) Who performed the circumcision***?
TRADITIONAL BIRTH ATTENDANT 12
TRAINED NURSE/MIDWIFE 22
017) Do you have any daughter who is not circumcised?
NO 2 (GO TO 019)
DK 8
018) Do you intend to have any of your daughters circumcised in the future?
NO 2
DK 8
019) What benefits do girls themselves get if they are circumcised?
PROBE: Any other benefits?
RECORD ALL MENTIONED.
SOCIAL ACCEPTANCE B
BETTER MARRIAGE PROSPECTS C
PRESERVE VIRGINITY/PREVENT PREMARITAL SEX D
MORE SEXUAL PLEASURE FOR THE MAN E
RELIGIOUS APPROVAL F
020) Do you believe that this practice is required by your religion?
NO 2
DK 8
021) Do you think that this practice should be continued, or should it be discontinued?
DISCONTINUED 2
DEPENDS 3
DK 8
*This module can be inserted in different places of the questionnaire according to the other modules used. For this reason, the module is now numbered 000.
**Wording should be adapted locally.
***Coding categories to be developed locally and revised based on information collected before the survey and on the pretest; however, the broad categories must be maintained. We are only interested in the detailed coding categories for health professionals in the countries where health professionals perform a large amount of circumcisions.