Scientific explanation for painful customs with girls in Africa

In Africa, it is believed that the routine of cutting off the clitoris in girls will help them to keep purity and purity before getting married.

And about 50% of girls when they turn 5 years have had to undergo this painful surgery. It is known that due to great influence from beliefs, this tradition still exists today and is mainly circulated in Africa, Middle East, Somalia .

This practice still exists today and is mainly circulated in Africa, the Middle East .

According to estimates by the World Health Organization, there are 200 million women today all over the world who have been subjected to the routine of cutting clitoris at a young age . Despite policy efforts by policy makers, this practice is still circulating widely and surviving as a life rite.

However, after studying this strange custom, British scientists discovered that the transmission of the custom of cutting female clitoris in many African countries could stem from progressive motivation. chemical.

The transmission of this tradition may stem from evolutionary motivation.

Specifically, according to NPR, only those communities with a high number of female clones are cut off, women with more children survive after birth than their peers do not carry out this procedure.

Along with that, experts pointed out that the custom of clitoris in girls is dependent. This means that if many people in the clitoris tribe are likely to have girls under 15 years of age experience this pain, regardless of whether they can harm their victims' lives and health.

To draw this conclusion, scientists have selected and reviewed the health and demographic data of more than 61,000 women from 47 ethnic minority groups living in Nigeria, Senegal, Mali, Burkina Faso and the Coast. Ivory Sea.

The custom of clitoris in girls is dependent.

They found that, in the area where this genital mutilation is frequently occurring, women with clitoris cut off even though they give birth at the age of 40, the children are more likely to survive and develop than women who do not. This surgery.

Experts explain that, in areas where the tradition of widespread circulation, women with clitoris have a high chance of getting married and possessing a higher status in society.

Since then, they can use many good resources for their children as well as get greater support from the surrounding community.

Procedures from a cultural and evolutionary perspective can help to understand why they still exist today.

Dr. Gladys Obuzor, who participated in the study, said: "It is important to point out the reason why this procedure of abortion is going on, regardless of my efforts. From a cultural and evolutionary perspective, it can help to understand why they still exist today. "

Charlotte Tulinius, a post-graduate associate professor of public health at the University of Copenhagen, also shared: "From a medical perspective, the study of methods to increase survival in children by ablation. Really interesting things.

But I want to delve into the consequences of women doing this surgery. Because they may suffer from chronic pain, the infection will recur, affecting their health ".

We need to set goals and orientations to change this habit of being "scary".

According to experts, many more studies will need to be conducted, on a variety of subjects, and discussions will be held to set goals and orientations to change this "scary" practice.

The study is published in Nature Ecology and Evolution.