Impact Of Female Genital Mutilation I Cutting On Girl Child Education Case Study In Mukura Kumi District,Eastern Uganda (2019)
This study is a Descriptive research regarding All FGM/C with the following characteristics:
Author(s): Ocen,S.
FGM/C Type(s): All
Health area of focus: None.
Objective: The purpose and objective of the research was to determine whether there was a relationship between female genital mutilation and education of specifically girls and women.
Study Population: The target population were; the Elders (both male and female),young girls (aged 12-18) and married women. The study population was on the youth and the elderly ones that is ranging from 12 to 34 and 40 and above respectively. The purposed population to be researched was the youth,married women and the Elderly ones this involved both men and women. The youth rai~ged from 10 — 18 years of age,the married women ranged from 19 — 40 years of age and finally the elderly ones were aged 41 and above
Findings: The result found out that there was a significant relationship between female genital mutilation/cutting and education of girls and women. Therefore,it could be inferred that female genital mutilation or cutting is strongly associated to the low levels of girls and women’s education in the areas of study. In deduction from the selected areas of study,this research has it that areas with low levels of education have a high percentage of mutilated females and vise versa
Geographical coverage
Region(s):Eastern Africa
Country(ies):Uganda