Domestic Violence and Female Genital Mutilation in Kenya: Effects of Ethnicity and Education (2010)

This study is a Exploratory research regarding All FGM/C with the following characteristics:

Author(s): John Gordon Simister
FGM/C Type(s): All
Health area of focus: None.

Objective: To investigate domestic violence against women,including definitions of ‘domestic violence;’ and investigates “Female Genital Mutilation
Study Population: Data for this paper are from three national household surveys in Kenya: ‘Demographic & Health Survey’ (2003),Afrobarometer (2003),and ‘Work,Attitudes,& Spending’ (2004)
Findings: The respondent’s mother’s education also seems relevant to prevalence of GBV (perhaps because of childhood socialization). This pattern applies to both experience of violence,and attitudes to such violence. There also appears to be a strong link between ‘Female Genital Mutilation’ (female circumcision) and mother’s education level. In each case,more education is associated with less violence.

Geographical coverage
Region(s):Eastern Africa
Country(ies):Kenya

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