Female genital mutilation/cutting: Emerging factors sustaining medicalization related changes in selected Kenyan communities (2020)
This study is a Descriptive research regarding All FGM/C with the following characteristics:
Author(s): S kimani,C Kabiru,J Muteshi ,J Guyo
FGM/C Type(s): All
Health area of focus: None.
Objective: to understand the drivers of medicalization in FGM/C in selected Kenyan communities.
Study Population: Abagusii,somali and kuria communities(cut women of reproductive age,mothers of girls who have been cut;medically or traditionally.husbands or partners of the cut women or girls. Health care providers,TBAs,community leaders and NGO representatives.
Findings: The persistence of FGM/C in the three communities was associated with social norms that have been observed for generations. Participants from the three communities noted that FGM/C was a cultural and traditional practice that members were obliged to perform as a form of respect to forefathers.Across the three communities,FGM/C is regarded as an important prerequisite for marriage.
Geographical coverage
Region(s):Eastern Africa
Country(ies):kenya