Female Genital Mutilation: Why it is Difficult to Stop it in Tanzania? (2018)
This study is a Exploratory research regarding All FGM/C with the following characteristics:
Author(s): Horera John,R.
FGM/C Type(s): All
Health area of focus: None.
Objective: This study aimed to investigate factors that hindering the initiatives of ending female genital mutilation practice in Tanzania.
Study Population: Relied on the literature review,and the document analysis
Findings: Social-cultural factors,economic factors,patriarchal factors,religious factors,and a lack of education and knowledge about the negative effects of female circumcision were found to have a strong relationship with the long persistence of the practice,thereby impeding efforts to end female genital mutilation in society. The study revealed the present hurdles faced by female circumcision opponents; thus,the study proposed a sustainable strategy to help close the chapter on female genital mutilation globally.
Geographical coverage
Region(s):Eastern Africa
Country(ies):Tanzania