Female genital mutilation/cutting in Sierra Leone: are educated women intending to circumcise their daughters?
Edward Kwabena AmeyawJustice Kanor TettehEbenezer Kwesi Armah-AnsahKofi Aduo-AdjeiAisha Sena-IddrisuPublished in: BMC international health and human rights (2020)
FGM/C intention is more common among women with no education, younger women as well as women in the lowest wealth category. We recommend segmented female-child educational and pro-poor policies that target uneducated women in Sierra Leone. The study further suggests that interventions to end FGM/C need to focus on broader contextual and social norms in Sierra Leone.