Attitudes to female genital mutilation/cutting among male adolescents in Ilorin, Nigeria.

Background: The central role of males in female reproductive health issues in patriarchal societies makes them an important group in the eradication of female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C).

Objective: To determine knowledge about and attitudes to FGM/C among male adolescents, and their preparedness to protect their future daughters from it.

Methods: A cross-sectional survey among male adolescent students in Ilorin, Nigeria.

Premenstrual dysphoric disorder among medical students of a Nigerian university.

Background/objective: This study aimed at estimating the prevalence and associated factors of premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD) among medical students in a University in the North-Central State of Nigeria. PMDD is the severest form of premenstrual symptoms and is associated with impairment of social and role functioning.

Methods: A cross-sectional study of female medical students of the University of Ilorin College of Health Sciences (n=208), which involves completing a questionnaire to elicit socio-demographic and gynecological information as well as the GHQ-12 questionnaires.