Female Genital Mutilation and Women’s Participation in Development in Kitowoi Sub-County, Kween District- Uganda
| dc.contributor.author | Kwemoi, Joel | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2019-11-25T14:09:25Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2019-11-25T14:09:25Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2018-05 | |
| dc.description | Research Report Submitted to The College of Humanities and Social Science in Partial Fulfillment of The Requirements for Award of The Bachelors Degree of Development Studies of Kampala International University | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | The study focused on Female genital mutilation/circumcision in Kween district, eastern Uganda, the study objectives sought to establish; (i) the relationship between Female genital mutilation and women participation in development (ii) the reasons for carrying out FGM (iii) To establish the relevant human rights instruments to fight FGM (iv) To establish the possible challenges faced in the implementation of the instruments to fight Female Genital Mutilation are terms used to incorporate a wide range of traditional practices that involve the partial or total removal of the external female genital organs based on traditional and cultural reasons, The study was motivated by the fact that although there have been deliberate attempts and formulation of both international and national instruments to discourage the Sabiny community to discard FGM practice, there seems to be persistent resistance to abandoning it, as evidenced by the number of females who undergo the practice, The study used a case study research design in which both qualitative and quantitative techniques of data collection were employed. The study population included females aged 14-25 and also opinion leaders from the elders, health workers and local council leaders, in all 144 respondents were involved in the study. A research administered questions; interview guide and focus group discussion were also used to solicit data. The data was presented in frequency counts and score tables with varying percentages calculated, interpretations and conclusions depended on the number of occurrences on each item, for qualitative data, a scheme of analysis was worked out following the coding. categories, using content analysis, quotations and the most occurring ideas on every question. The study findings also revealed that there were some levels of support for the eradication of FGM practice is unlikely to end. This is because society has a state of sacredness on FGM, especially by institutionalizing its norms and linking contravention of such norms to social disaster and loss of benefits to society, regarding the use of national and international instruments on FGM, there were low levels of awareness, lack of social support, and lack of practical law that would not complicate relationships elements with other tribes, It was recommended from the study finding that the government should increase community awareness about the need for eradicating the practice of FGM, formulation of policies, planning, monitoring and evaluation It was also recommended that there is need to enhance advocacy and lobbying for the recognition of women’s reproductive rights. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12306/4610 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Kampala International University, School of Health Sciences | en_US |
| dc.subject | Female Genital Mutilation | en_US |
| dc.subject | Women in Development | en_US |
| dc.title | Female Genital Mutilation and Women’s Participation in Development in Kitowoi Sub-County, Kween District- Uganda | en_US |
| dc.type | Other | en_US |