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    The horror and the future of women in the face of the practice of female genital mutilation in Northern Tanzania: a case study Longido District Arusiia Region
    (Kampala International University, College of Humanities and Social Science, 2007-05) Mosha, Irene
    The major purpose of the study was to examine the horror and the future of women in the face of the practice of female genital mutilation in Northern Tanzania., a District called Longido in Arusha was selected as a case study because many reports of female genital mutilation have been reported. One hundred respondents were selected to participate in the study and among these, 40 were female and other 40 were males. Ten opinion leaders who included local leaders and Health workers were al50, selected. Ten circumcisers were selected to participate in a study. Data was collected using interview guides; it was presented using pie charts, graphs and tables. The findings revealed that men had a positive attitude towards female genitals mutilation; female had mixed attitude with having negative attitudes while medical practitioner: were greatly opposed to the act. The study discovered there was a great relationship between culture and female genital mutilation with the act purely basing a cultural practice. The study also discovered that the act of female genital mutilation had negative lifelong effects in the individuals who underwent the ritual.