Examining The Effectiveness of Prevention Measures on Female Genital Mutilation among Adolescent Girls in Tarime District Council.

Sylvester, Siwema Atieno (2025) Examining The Effectiveness of Prevention Measures on Female Genital Mutilation among Adolescent Girls in Tarime District Council. Masters thesis, The Open University of Tanzania.

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Abstract

The General Objective of this study was to examine the Effectiveness of Prevention Measures on FGM among Adolescent girls: A case of Tarime DC. Specifically, the study sought to Improve and adopt Prevention Measures to Stop FGM in the Kurya Community. The study was guided by three specific objectives, including assessing the effectiveness of prevention measures on FGM among adolescent girls, exploring the role of the ward executive officer towards prevention measures on FGM among teenage girls, and examining the effectiveness of social welfare officer towards prevention measures on FGM among adolescent girls. The study employed a pragmatic philosophy and cross-sectional research design, informed by a sample size of 377 research subjects. The study employed Questionnaires, interview guide and checklist. Qualitative data was analyzed using thematic analysis, and quantitative data was analyzed using Descriptive with the aid of Scientific Package for Social Science (SPSS). The findings were presented in percentages, graphs, tables, and charts. while qualitative data were analyzed using themes. The findings revealed a need for the budget to be allocated at the ward and village levels, Outreach campaigns needed, social welfare under LGA required to be the Department, Cross border meetings are required to have joint efforts both in Kenya and Tanzania. Recommendations to the Government is to put more efforts for improving prevention Measures on FGM, Enacting FGM Law and Revise of Child Development Policy, and for the Further studies it is recommended the same study to be conducted in other Councils across the Country. Keywords: Stop FGM, Adolescent girls, Kurya Community, Tarime DC.

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