The Female Genital Mutilation Economy and the Rights of the Girl Child in Northeastern Uganda

2017 ◽  
pp. 129-143
Author(s):  
Eric Awich Ochen ◽  
Laban Kashaija Musinguzi ◽  
Esther Nanfuka Kalule ◽  
Eugene Gerald Ssemakula ◽  
Rebecca Kukundakwe ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Female Genital Mutilation ◽  
Girl Child ◽  
Genital Mutilation ◽  
Female Genital

scholarly journals Awareness, Knowledge and Perception of Female Genital Mutilation and Cutting (FGM/C) Radio Campaign and Practice among Women in Imo State

2019 ◽  
pp. 1-11
Author(s):  
Adeline Nkwam-Uwaoma ◽  
Ifeoma C. Ojiakor ◽  
Joy C. Onovo
Keyword(s):  
Rural Women ◽  
Female Genital Mutilation ◽  
Health Belief ◽  
Knowledge Level ◽  
Girl Child ◽  
Genital Mutilation ◽  
Imo State ◽  
The Media ◽  
Belief Model ◽  
Female Genital

The media play a crucial role in society. They educate, entertain, and inform their audience. On this note, the mass media has been a platform to inform and educate women on diseases and negatives activities like female genital mutilation and cutting. Female genital mutilation and cutting (FGM/C) are carried out for various cultural, religious and social reasons within families and communities in the mistaken belief that it will benefit the girl child. However, there are no acceptable reasons that justify FGM/C. It is a harmful practice that has no health benefits but rather exposes the girl child to dangerous health hazards. It is against this backdrop that this study sought to assess the influence of radio in the campaign against female genital mutilation and cutting. Using the survey research design, the study sampled the perceptions of 394 respondents using the questionnaire as the instrument of data collection. Anchoring the study on The Health Belief Model, it was revealed that there are moderate awareness and knowledge level amongst women in Imo State about FGM/C. The study concluded that the awareness and knowledge level is responsible for the kind of perception found in the study. It was recommended that sensitization programmes like seminars should be organized for traditional rulers, religious leaders and other opinion leaders to enable them to use traditional media communication channels to further sensitize and mobilize the rural women so as to consolidate the gains of the campaign and ensure total eradication of the FGM/C practice and that every media outlet in the State should take up the responsibility of championing this course.

scholarly journals Influence of Culture on Girl Child Education in Central Pokot Sub County, Kenya

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 26-38
Author(s):  
Nelly C Andiema
Keyword(s):  
Female Genital Mutilation ◽  
Primary Schools ◽  
Cultural Practices ◽  
Cultural Factors ◽  
Girl Child ◽  
Genital Mutilation ◽  
Child Education ◽  
West Pokot ◽  
Female Genital ◽  
Girl Child Education

Cultural practices such as Female Genital Mutilation, early child marriages and patriarchy have been on the rise in West Pokot despite interventions by government and non-state actors over the years. These outdated cultural practices have hindered the progress of girls academically. It is vital to educate the girl-child in society. However, teenage pregnancy gets girls at the wrong time when they are still in schools and this affects their education very much and eventually ends up ruining their future. This paper looks at how various cultural practices have affected girl child education in West Pokot County, Kenya. The study was conducted in Central Pokot Sub County primary schools targeting 12 headteachers and 120 teachers. The respondents were selected through purposive and simple random sampling. Data was collected using questionnaires and interview schedules. Data collected were analysed using percentages and frequencies. The results of the study showed that the status of girl-child education was low. Cultural factors like; early marriages, female genital mutilation, child labour, widowhood practices and taboos influenced girl-child education. The study found out those cultural factors in the study area affected girl-child education negatively as it slowed down their transition, academic performance and also the acquisition of knowledge required at the basic education level. The study recommends that the government should take legal action against parents who take their girl-children for FGM and early marriages; there is a need for awareness on the importance of girl child education, provision of scholarships for girls at basic and tertiary level and introduction of guidance and counselling sessions in schools.

A CASE REPORT: Surgical Treatment of Complication of Female Genital Mutilation in Pikine Hospital, Senegal

2017 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 122-125 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abdoul A. Diouf ◽  
Moussa Diallo ◽  
Aissatou Mbodj ◽  
Omar Gassama ◽  
Mamour Guèye ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
Surgical Treatment ◽  
Female Genital Mutilation ◽  
Genital Mutilation ◽  
Female Genital

Ending the medicalization of female genital mutilation/cutting in Egypt [Arabic]

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarah Ghattass ◽  
Nahla Abdel-Tawab ◽  
Salma Hussein
Keyword(s):  
Female Genital Mutilation ◽  
Genital Mutilation ◽  
Female Genital
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