FCDISSEXPLM
(FCDISSEXPLM)
Disadvantages to girl of FC: Reduces male sexual pleasure (open-ended)
Codes and Frequencies
Description
In an open-ended question, women were asked to identify disadvantages of undergoing female circumcision. FCDISSEXPLM captures whether the woman mentioned less male sexual pleasure as a disadvantage to female circumcision.
Comparability — Index
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GENERAL |
Yemen |
Comparability
FCDISSEXPLM has no comparability problems.
Comparability - Standard DHS
FCDISSEXPLM is a country-specific variable and is included in neither the standard DHS questionnaire nor in any version of the standard DHS module on female circumcision.
Comparability — Yemen [top]
The 1991 Yemen survey asked why the respondent disapproved of female circumcision, including the response "Husband's desire."
Universe
- Guinea 1999: Women age 15-49 who have heard of FC.
- Yemen 1991: Ever-married women age 15-54 who approve of FC.
