KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDE AND PRACTICES TO FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION IN SOME SECONDARY SCHOOL IN OFFA, OFFA LOCAL GOVERNMENT KWARA STATE. BY AJAYI ADEDOYIN HELLEN CHT/HNDCH/23/1142 SUBMITTED TO THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY HEALTH, KWARA STATE COLLEGE OF HEALTH T
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ABSTRACT
The research aimed to know the knowledge, attitude and practices toward female genital mutilation in some selected secondary school in Offa, Offa Local Government Kwara State. A descriptive research design was used, using a structured questionnaire where hundred (100) were involved. Female genital mutilation (FGM) are subjects of global interest, with many countries of the world still practicing it despite the efforts by the WHO and other agencies to discourage the practice. This research aims to understand the knowledge, attitudes, and practices surrounding female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) in Offa community. The project aims to improve knowledge about the negative consequences of FGM/C and foster positive attitudes against the practice, ultimately contributing to the efforts to protect the health and well-being of girls and women. The findings will also be used to develop targeted interventions to raise awareness about the negative impacts of FGM/C and promotes its abandonment, ultimately safeguarding the health and well-being of girls in the target community. Discouraging FGM practices will require culturally sensitive education of the health care providers the population at large on the ill effects of FGM, including the risk to health.
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