GLOBAL DATABASE ON VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMENCOUNTRY-PROFILENIGERIAMEASURESNIGERIA CORE WELFARE INDICATOR QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY
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Nigeria Core Welfare Indicator Questionnaire Survey
Type of Measure
Research and statistical data > Violence against women module in survey
Form of Violence
Female genital mutilation
Year
2006
Brief Description
Among the key findings of the 2006 NBS Nigeria Core Welfare Indicator Questionnaire Survey (CWIQ) conducted to produce a nationwide welfare indicators for the population at national, Zonal and State levels, was the prevalence rate of female genital mutilation (FGM) as a form of gender - based violence. The findings revealed that 32.6 per cent was the prevalence rate of FGM in Nigeria. Surprisingly, the rate was higher in the urban (40.0%) than in the rural areas (29.0%) of the country. It was also higher in the Southern than in the Northern States. While the South - South, South-West and South-East recorded 46.7%, 65% and 58.3% respectively, the North-Central, North-West and North-East recorded 14.5%, 2.0% and 1.7% respectively.
Source of Information
Response of the Government of Nigeria to the questionnaire on violence against women 201
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