Female Genital Mutilation practices in Kenya: - Feed the Minds

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Appendix A: table of Participants 38. kuria town/village category ntimaru chinato chinato mabera mabera ntimaru ntimaru Council of Elders Young men (mainly unmarried) Older men (married) Young women (circumcised) Young women (uncircumcised) Parents with circumcised daughters Parents with uncircumcised daughters number of participants Gender Age (est.) % literate (est.) 9 8 male, 1 female (a) 8 - over 70 1 - 60 – 70 (b) 30% 12 12 male 18 - 32 75% 12 12 male 45 + 50% 12 12 female 18 - 27 50% 8 8 female 18 - 25 100% 12 2 male, 10 female 35 - 65 75% 10 10 female 35 - 55 90% chinato Parents (mixed) 12 2 male, 10 female 35 - 65 80% chinato School teachers 9 6 male, 3 female 35 – 55 100% Across kuria mabera Paralegals (working with ECAW) Parents whose daughters had attended a rescue camp 8 8 female 27 - 62 100% 6 6 female 28 - 45 66% kehancha Police officer 1 Male 35 - 40 Yes kehancha kehancha kehancha Local Authority Children’s Officer Traditional circumciser Kuria, Anti-FGM Committee (Chair) 1 Male 55 - 60 Yes 1 Female 65 No 1 Male 40 - 50 Yes mabera Chief (elected) 1 Female 35 - 45 Yes (a) Female participant not a member of the Council of Elders (b) Younger man was secretary, not a formal member of the Council of Elders
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Page 3 and 4: Abbreviations and acronyms 2. AdrA
Page 5 and 6: executive summary 4. the WHO define
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Page 9 and 10: 8. Although religion, aesthetics an
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Page 13 and 14: 12. birth at 19 years, nearly four
Page 15 and 16: 14. •• Young women over the age
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Page 21 and 22: 20. take the boys to school or even
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Page 25 and 26: 24. case study 2: FGM among the kis
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Page 31 and 32: lessons learned and recommendations
Page 33 and 34: 32. programme offered at TNI is a g
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Page 37: 36. in Kisii, where FGM was previou
Page 41 and 42: Appendix b: reseach tools 40. infor
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