Abstract
The study investigated on the reasons and consequences of female
circumcision practices in three communities in Ethiope East Local
Government Area (LGA) of Delta-State. Random sampling was used
in the selection of 100 women for the study. Data for the study was
gathered with a questionnaire. Findings revealed six major reasons
for female circumcision including reduction of sexual urge (3.89);
cultural heritage (3.63); infertility (3.11) among others. The major
consequences of these practices include psychological effects (3.70),
pain during circumcision (3.50), obstruction of menstrual and urine
flow (3.47), difficulty in child birth (3.42), excessive bleeding (3.29),
and painful intercourse (3.02). Recommendations were made for
creating public awareness on the need to stop female circumcision.