ABSTRACT
The paper attempted to examine the reasons accounting
for the sustenance of the practice of female circumcision
and how to stem it. mc basis of the facts
presented here are derived from a survey involving a
saitiple of four hundred and five respondents of both
sexes conducted in two local government areas (Okpe
and Sapclc) of Delta State. The subjects that constitute'd
the sample were randomly chosen and the data
anslysd through .simple descriptive and inferential
statistics. The results showed that the persistence of
female drcumdskn is due to the application of western
methods in the operation thereby reducing the
agony and stress associated with the practice. It abo
identified the low $we1 of education and urbanisation
as factors indueng the sustainability of the practice
be&= they make for the persistence of traditional
norms and values. Consequent upon these findings,
thq paper concladed by .auggcsting the involvement
and enlistment of wtstem trained health care pmfessionab
'as public health educator in an attempt to
stamp out the act. In addition to the above, the paper
suggested the rapid development of our educational
sytskrn and urbanisation as a way of weakening non
fundional tradidonal vaIues .
Owumi, B (2021). The Persistence Of Female Circumcision In Nigeria: A Case Study Of The Okpe People Of Delta State. Afribary. Retrieved from https://tracking.afribary.com/works/the-persistence-of-female-circumcision-in-nigeria-a-case-study-of-the-okpe-people-of-delta-state-1
Owumi, Bernard "The Persistence Of Female Circumcision In Nigeria: A Case Study Of The Okpe People Of Delta State" Afribary. Afribary, 22 Apr. 2021, https://tracking.afribary.com/works/the-persistence-of-female-circumcision-in-nigeria-a-case-study-of-the-okpe-people-of-delta-state-1. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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Owumi, Bernard . "The Persistence Of Female Circumcision In Nigeria: A Case Study Of The Okpe People Of Delta State" Afribary (2021). Accessed November 22, 2024. https://tracking.afribary.com/works/the-persistence-of-female-circumcision-in-nigeria-a-case-study-of-the-okpe-people-of-delta-state-1