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Abstract
The incidence of female circumcision remained very high in upper Egypt,
and that most cuttings were still performed by general practitioners Female circumcision is a
major public health issue in some areas of the world, especially in Africa, the Middle East and
around the world and is still widespread in Egyptian society. Aim: the study aimed to evaluate
the effect of Teaching Nursing Intervention to Prevent Female Circumcision among Secondary
School students based on Health Beliefs Model.Design: Quasi experimental design was
connected in this study. Setting: the study was conducted in eight secondary schools at Sohag
Governorate. Students: A multistage random students technique was used in this students, it
consisted of 320 female secondary students who were in the first grade were selected
randomly.Tools: Three tools were used in the present study, the first tool was self-administrated
questionnaires was Socio-economic status scale data. the second tool was Students’ experience of
female Circumcision, Knowledge of female secondary students about female circumcision, the
third tool was interview questionnaire of Perception scale for secondary students toward Female
circumcision by using Health Belief Model. Results: the results revealed that statistically
significant difference between Knowledge, SES and attitude of the studied students in pretest,
posttest and follow up phases among the studied studentss.Conclusion: The knowledge and
perception of female students to prevent female circumcision were improved after
implementation of teaching nursing intervention program. Recommendation: Raise students’
awareness through educational booklets about impact of female genital cutting on girls ’rights
and their health at various schools.