EFFECT OF FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION PRACTICE ON GIRL CHILD EDUCATION: SOCIO ECONOMIC IMPLICATION IN SOUTH EAST NIGERIA.

Sylvester Nwigwe Ogbueghu (PhD), Patricia Nwamaka Aroh (PhD), Paul Ikechukwu Ifere (PhD)

Abstract


this study investigated the effect of female genital mutilation practice on child girl education in the south east Nigeria. Three research questions and two hypotheses guided the study. The population of the study comprised all the mutilated female with south east. A sample of 1000 respondents was purposively drawn at 200 per a state. Four points modified likert type questionnaire, made up of 24 items was used. The instrument was duly validated by three experts. Data collected were analysed with mean, standard deviation and it test statistics. The result should that FGM has negative effects on girl child education, social and economic status of south east Nigeria. Recommendation made include:

  1. a.       Governments in south east Nigeria should implement their various policies and FGM prohibition laws and punish offenders.
Mass media should be effectively used to disseminate information on the bad effect of FGM and its prohibition in south east.

Keywords


FGM, Girl Child Education, South East Nigeria, Social and Economic Effect.

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