Female Genital Mutilation in Tanzania: Re-examining Women’s Position in Society

Year 2018, , 119 - 138, 01.01.2018

Josephine Shabani Gemma Todd

https://doi.org/10.1501/Fe0001_0000000202

Abstract

Much discussion has been raised worldwide on Female Genital Mutilation and/or Cutting FGM/C , however, there is a need to understand the impact of FGM/C for girls and women. This paper focuses on the practice, and experiences, of FGM/C in Tanzania. This paper uses Tanzania’s 2016 Demographic and Health Survey to analyse two key objectives: 1 who is at risk of FGM and potentially why; and 2 what are the future outcomes if one conducts FGM: what relationships do they enter into and what socio-economic status is obtained? The results show 10.48% of women interviewed had experienced FGM/C. The majority of these cases are conducted at a young age 51% below eight years old ; and by traditional circumcisers 65% . Secondly, the experience of FGM was highest for women residing in rural areas; with no education; from the poorest socio-economic group; and from the Central-Northern regions including Manyara, Arusha, Singida, Dodoma and Mara. A key contribution made by this paper is identifying the associations to future life outcomes: FGM/C experience was associated to particular relationships later in life, and with particular partners. The findings raise the need for engagement of practitioners, policy makers and community members, of different levels to engage in the movement to stopping FGM

Keywords

Female genital mutilation, Tanzania Demographic Health Survey, Life-course approach, women, girls, violence

Tanzanya'da Kadın Sünneti: Kadınların Toplumdaki Konumunun Yeniden Değerlendirilmesi

Abstract

Kadın Sünneti hakkında birçok küresel tartışma yapılmıştır; ancak, kadın sünnetinin kadınlar ve kızlar üzerindeki etkilerine bakmak gereklidir. Bu makale, Tanzanya’da kadın sünneti pratiğine ve deneyimlerine odaklanır. Makale, Tanzanya’nın 2016 Demografi ve Sağlık Anketi’ni iki amaç çerçevesinde analiz etmektedir: 1 Kimler kadın sünneti açısından risk altındadır ve neden?; ve 2 kadın sünneti pratiği sonrasında gelecek sonuçlar nelerdir?: Bu kadınlar ne gibi ilişkilere girerler ve ne gibi sosyo-ekonomik statüler kazanırlar? Sonuçlar, görüşülen kadınlardan %10,48’nin kadın sünneti deneyimine sahip olduğunu göstermiştir. Bu vakaların çoğunluğu genç yaşta gerçekleşmiş %51’i sekiz yaşın altında ; ve geleneksel sünnetçiler tarafında yapılmıştır %65 . İkinci olarak, kadın sünneti deneyimi kırsal bölgelerde yaşayan kadınlarda ve Manyara, Arusha, Singida, Dodoma ve Mara’yı da kapsayan, Orta ve Kuzey bölgelerinde en yüksektir. Bu makalenin Temel katkılarından birisi, kadın sünnetinin gelecek hayat açısından sonuçlarının belirlenmesi hususundadır: kadın sünneti deneyimi sünnetten sonraki hayatta vuku bulan belirli ilişkiler, özellikle de belirli partnerlerle olan ilişkiler ile bağdaştırılmaktadır. Sonuçlar, uzmanların, politika yapıcıların ve farklı düzeylerdeki toplum üyelerinin kadın sünnettini engelemek için hareket etmeleri gerekliliğini işaret etmektedir

Keywords

Kadın sünneti, Tanzanya Demografi ve Sağlık Anketi, yaşam seyri yaklaşımı, kadın, kızlar , şiddet

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