917) Why do you think that this practice should be continued?
Any other reason?
RECORD ALL REASONS MENTIONED.
GOOD TRADITION A
CUSTOMS AND TRADITIONS B
RELIGIOUS REQUIREMENT C
HYGIENE D
BETTER MARRIAGE PROSPECTS E
GREATER SEXUAL SATISFACTION FOR HUSBAND F
PRESERVES VIRGINITY/PREVENTS IMMORALITY G
OTHER (SPECIFY): ___ X
DON'T KNOW Z
Categories
Value
Category
0
Not mentioned
1
Mentioned
8
Missing
9
NIU (Not in Universe)
Warning: these figures indicate the number of cases found in the data file. They cannot be interpreted as summary statistics of the population of interest.
Description
Definition
Women who responded to FCCONTINU that female circumcision should continue were asked an open-ended question about why it should continue. FCCVIRGIN captures whether they said the practice should continue because it preserves virginity (i.e., prevents sexual intercourse before marriage).