A review of the underlying factors influencing female genital mutilation in Africa

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dc.contributor.authorChannel, Marinus
dc.contributor.authorNancy, Stiegler
dc.contributor.authorKanayo, Ogujiuba
dc.date.accessioned2018-06-11T08:29:17Z
dc.date.available2018-06-11T08:29:17Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.description.abstractFemale Genital Mutilation (FGM) is a re-occurring decimal in Africa. This phenomenon is estimated to occur in over twenty-five (25) countries in Africa. It is further estimated that FGM has been performed on nearly two million adolescent women globally and more than two million adolescent women probably undergo this process on a yearly basis. This paper compared FGM features across five African countries. UNICEF and WHO datasets were used in the analysis. Results show that selected variables swayed the FGM choices differently for each of the five countries used as case studies. Furthermore, results indicate that the FGM is anchored in cultural, religious and traditional processes. If religious and cultural dynamics are ignored, the outright use of laws and education policy framework would be less effective in mitigating the practice. The paper recommends that in addition to legislation and education, a re-orientation of norms and values of African leaders, both traditional and religious, could lower the prevalence of FGM.en_US
dc.identifier.citationChannel, M. et al. (2016). A Review of the underlying factors influencing female genital mutilation in Africa. Studies on Ethno-Medicine, 10(3): 336-345en_US
dc.identifier.issn0973-5070
dc.identifier.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09735070.2016.11905505
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10566/3797
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.privacy.showsubmitterFALSE
dc.publisherTaylor & Francisen_US
dc.rightsThis is the author-version of the article published online at: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09735070.2016.11905505
dc.status.ispeerreviewedTRUE
dc.subjectClusteren_US
dc.subjectGenital-mutilationen_US
dc.subjectInternationalen_US
dc.subjectMDGSen_US
dc.subjectSurveyen_US
dc.titleA review of the underlying factors influencing female genital mutilation in Africaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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