Attitudes toward Female Circumcision among Men and Women in Two Districts in Somalia: Is It Time to Rethink Our Eradication Strategy in Somalia? (2013)
This study is a Exploratory research regarding All FGM/C with the following characteristics:
Author(s): Gele,Abdi A.; Bø,Bente P.; Sundby,Johann
FGM/C Type(s): All
Health area of focus: None.
Objective: To explores the attitudes of Somalis living in Hargeisa and Galkayo districts to the practice of FC
Study Population: Somalis,including activists and practitioners,men and women
Findings: The findings of this qualitative study indicate that there is a strong resistance towards the abandonment of the practice in Somalia. The support for the continuation of Sunna circumcision is widespread,while there is a quite large rejection of Pharaonic circumcision.
Geographical coverage
Region(s):Eastern Africa
Country(ies):Somalia