| dc.description.abstract | his study sought to find out the impact of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) on
Education of Public Primary Schools Girls in Kinale and Kamae Locations, Kiambu
District. The researcher sought to find out among the following: the extent to which FGM
has contributed to drop outs of learners; the extent to which FGM has contributed to early
marriages of learners; the extent to which FGM has affected performance of learners; the
extent to which FGM has contributed to early sexual activity of learners; the extent to
which FGM has contributed to unwanted pregnancies and the extent to which FGM has
contributed to loss of lives of learners.
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The study used the literature review obtained from past and related studies on the topic
such as the instances of FGM, the contribution of FGM to learning and the effects of
FGM on learners such as deaths, drop outs, infection and psycho-social effects.
The research used the ex-post Jactor approach in the study. The researcher did not have
any influence or manipulation on the re?pondents and hence all the information or data
collected was based on their elicited responses ..in the research instruments. The
researcher used three questionnaires for teachers, headteachers and pupils.
The study concluded that FGM was-still taking place in the community around the school
and that there was a significant drop out of girls from school due to the aftermath of the
FGM practice. The study also concludes that most of the drop outs are led to marriage or
to look for work
The study also found out that FGM had led to a decline m-pe.f-fonnance mainly due to the
effect of FGM on the social, emotional and psychological faculties of the girls. FGM is
also associated with unwanted pregnancies since girls start engaging in sexual activities
due to the feeling of being grown after FGM. This leads to school drop out. Some girls
had also lost their lives during FGM, during the recovery period and others while giving
birth.
The study recommends that there is need to put up proper policies to ensure that FGM is
curbed and that there was need to get a proper form or rite of passage involving the
parents, church, CBO's, NGO's and the entire community at large.
In a nutshell, the study recommends that sex education should be given prominence in
schools and should involve teachers, parents and girls so as to create the best avenues to
guide them in the educational process. The study finally gave suggestions for further
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