From: Eradicating female genital mutilation and cutting in Tanzania: an observational study
Gender | Class | Number | Knew FGM Health risks | Yes to FGM eradication | Marry uncut | Knew of girls undergoing ARP | Awareness of Anti-FGM Tanzania law | Knew of girls who rejected FGMb | Knew of FGM practitioners who publicly rejected FGMc |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Girls | P6 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | A few | Nil | None | None |
P5 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 02 | Nil | None | None | |
P4 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 12 | Nil | None | None | |
P3 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 05 | Nil | None | 2 knew of them | |
80 | All knew | All said yes | All said yes | All were not aware | None were aware | - | - | ||
Boys | P6 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | Not heard of it | 0 | 24 | 4 |
P5 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
P4 | 22 | 24 | 20 | 15a | 0 | 22 | 22 | 6 | |
P3 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 0 | |
70 |