| dc.description.abstract | The purpose of this study was to determine the factors influencing the growth of female
genital mutilation among Orma and Wardei communities in TRC. The study limitation is
the financial constraint and high level of literacy among the sampling population. The
objective of the study is to establish the contribution of family honour, marriagibilty,
control of sexual desire, religious requirement and social identity contribution to female
genital mutilation. This research was conducted through a descriptive research design.
The research investigated the target population of 18,545 through selection of sample to
analyze and discover occurrences. The study targets females including girls and women,
the researcher also organized Focus group discussion (FGD) and also talked to key
informants. Data was analyzed nominal scales into mutually exclusive categories and
frequencies by employing descriptive statistics using (SPSS V.2O.O). The focus group
discussion and key informants contribution were included in the report as a narrative
description of what was said by the participants. The major findings of the research is that
the studied community largely undergo type three method of FGM also known as
infibulation and FGM continue unabated with almost 95% of the Orma and Wardei girls
still undergo FGM. The study concludes that culture and social identity and control of
sexual desire are major factors behind the unabated FGM practice within the Orma and
the Wardei communities. The study will immensely contribute to the understanding of
FGM practice in the communities. The research recommends that the communities
should be given enough information on the problems of FGM and disassociating FGM
from religious and this awareness should largely target the local woman who carry out
circumcision and target the whole community because FGM is not an individual problem
but a societal problem. From this research, many anti-FGM campaigners, CBOs, policy
makers and key influencers will contribute immensely. The research findings would help
facilitate local networking to enable information sharing, education and increased
awareness of key issues, enabling local NGOs to be part of a greater voice to end FGM
locally. | en_US |
