Harmful traditional practices (child marriage and female genital mutilation) prevention and response
Module 8
Harmful traditional practices (child marriage and female genital mutilation) prevention and response
Assignment
March 15, 2021 - Geneva
Assignment (25 marks in total)
Answer the following questions using the clues provided to review the selected aspects of the relevant documents.
Global presentation and readings
Question 1 (5 marks)
What are the long-term trends globally and regionally, in female genital mutilation and child marriage? What are the trends in your country? (Provide authoritative sources to back up your statements about your country).
Clue: Study page 58 of the WHO publication titled: WHO recommendations on adolescent sexual and reproductive health and rights.
Question 2 (5 marks)
What are the projected effects of COVID-19 on child marriage and on female genital mutilation? Can you point to one report on this subject from your country?
Clue: Study page 3 of the document: Adapting to COVID-19: Pivoting the UNFPA-UNICEF Global Programme to End Child Marriage to respond to the pandemic (UNFPA and UNICEF, 2020) and page 1 of the document: COVID-19 disrupting SDG 5.3: eliminating female genital mutilation (UNFPA and UNICEF, 2020).
Regional reading
Question 3 (7 marks)
3.1 How is “medicalization of FGM” defined by the World Health Organization? (1 mark)
Clue: Study pages 1 and 2 of the paper titled: Health care providers’ and mothers’ perceptions about the medicalization of female genital mutilation or cutting in Egypt: a cross-sectional qualitative study (El-Gibaly et al., 2019).
3.2 In what ways can sexuality education contribute to the reduction of FGM practice? (1 mark)
Clue: Study page 11 of the paper titled: Health care providers’ and mothers’ perceptions about the medicalization of female genital mutilation or cutting in Egypt: a cross-sectional qualitative study (El-Gibaly et al., 2019).
3.3 From the options provided, identify two reasons that were presented by the physicians for performing FGM/C. (2 marks)
- Financial benefits
- Forced by the law
- Religious duty/Sunna
- Practice (improving skill)
- Ensuring client influx
- Cosmetic improvements
Clue: Study pages 4-8 ‘Results’ of the paper titled: Health care providers’ and mothers’ perceptions about the medicalization of female genital mutilation or cutting in Egypt: a cross-sectional qualitative study (El-Gibaly et al., 2019).
3.4 What are the underlying factors for the continued practice of FGM/C in your community/country that need to be addressed in FGM/C abandonment efforts? Provide relevant references. (3 marks)
Clue: For a better perspective, study page 10 of the paper: Health care providers’ and mothers’ perceptions about the medicalization of female genital mutilation or cutting in Egypt: a cross-sectional qualitative study (El-Gibaly et al., 2019).
Regional case study
“Safe Age of Marriage” in Yemen: fostering change in social norms - a case study (Freij, 2010).
Question 4 (8 marks)
4.1 Identify four key lessons learnt from the Yemen case study on addressing a sensitive topic such as early child marriage. (4 marks)
Clue: Study page 4 of the USAID publication: “Safe Age of Marriage” in Yemen: fostering change in social norms - a case study (Freij, 2010).
4.2 Which approaches did the community educators use to conduct outreach educational activities in the Yemen case study? (2 marks)
Clue: Study pages 2 and 3 of the USAID publication: “Safe Age of Marriage” in Yemen: fostering change in social norms - a case study (Freij, 2010).
4.3 In your opinion, which of the major lessons learnt from the Yemen case study is the most applicable to your country context and why? Please provide relevant references. (2 marks)
Clue: Study page 4 of the USAID publication: “Safe Age of Marriage” in Yemen: fostering change in social norms - a case study (Freij, 2010).