Table 5 Rotated Factor Loadings – Attitudes Items
| Â | Negative Attitudes Toward FGM/C and Those Who Practice FGM/C | Empathetic Attitudes Toward FGM/C and Those Who Practice FGM/C |
|---|---|---|
FGM/C is a violation of human rights | .593 | −.066 |
Health Care Providers who perform any form of FGM/C, including symbolic nicking, should be charged with a crime | .455 | −.099 |
Communities that practice FGM/C are oppressive towards women | .809 | .101 |
Parents who have their daughter circumcised are abusing them | .804 | .039 |
Women who have undergone FGM/C are victims of an oppressive cultural practice | .766 | −.041 |
Symbolic nicking or cutting of the female genitalia is an effective way to reduce the harm of FGM/C compared to more extensive procedures | .024 | .444 |
Adult women have the right to undergo FGM/C | −.025 | .440 |
Communities that practice FGM/C are honoring an important cultural tradition | −.028 | .557 |
Parents who have their daughter circumcised are protecting her future marriage prospects | .043 | .637 |
Women who have undergone FGM/C are empowered agents | −.044 | .390 |
Cronbach’s Alpha | 0.814 | 0.628 |
DROPPED ITEM | ||
Health care providers should perform reinfibulation (re-closing of the vulvar scar following childbirth) if the woman requests it | −.121 | .244 |