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Abeer Mokhtar Orabi
Abeer Mokhtar Orabi
Saudi Arabia
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A Community-Based Intervention: Impact of an Educational Program in Exchanging Knowledge, Attitude, and Practices of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM)
Author(s): Amal Ibrahim Khalil and Abeer Mokhtar OrabiAmal Ibrahim Khalil and Abeer Mokhtar Orabi
Background: Female genital mutilation (FGM) is a form of gender-based violence and a violation of female human rights. Although much work has been done to tackle this practice in Egypt, UNICEF (2016) has reported that the prevalence of FGM remains high in Africa and the Middle East. Aim: To investigate the effectiveness of an educational program at changing the knowledge, attitudes, and practices of school teachers towards FGM. Methods: A quasi-experimental research design (one group pre/post) assessment was used, which included 30 female teachers selected from the Al Tonsi Primary School (mixed education: males and female) affiliated to the Ministry of Art and Education, Cairo, Egypt. Results: The included 30 Egyptian teachers (mean age: 36.93 ± 8.42 years) had a mean of 1.47 ± 0.0.73 daughters; the majo.. View More»
DOI: 10.4172/2375-4273.1000209