Consequences of Female Genital Mutilation on Girls’ Schooling in Tarime,Tanzania: Voices of the Uncircumcised Girls on the Experiences,Problems and Coping Strategies (2013)
This study is a Exploratory research regarding All FGM/C with the following characteristics:
Author(s): Joseph Christopher Pesambili
FGM/C Type(s): All
Health area of focus: None.
Objective: To investigate the consequences of FGM on girls’ schooling in Tarime District,Tanzania
Study Population: Girls
Findings: The results unfolded various experiences and problems of the uncircumcised girls due to FGM,including isolation,stigmatisation,lack of support in education,forced circumcision and forced marriages. The results also revealed various coping strategies used by school girls to overcome the FGM-based problems. These included seeking support from the relatives,religious institutions,schools and the government as well as the use of confrontational and avoidance coping strategies against stigmatisation. Generally,the results of this study indicated that uncircumcised schools girls were confronted with numerous FGM-based problems that affected their studies in different contexts and varied degrees of intensity. However,it was revealed that there were no reliable and realistic mechanisms in place to resolve the problems and support uncircumcised girls in their studies. However,it was revealed that there were no reliable and realistic mechanisms in place to resolve the problems and support uncircumcised girls in their studies
Geographical coverage
Region(s):Eastern Africa
Country(ies):Tanzania