Document Type
Report
Publication Date
2023
Abstract
This report presents insights from a study conducted in Narok County of Kenya that used the Confidante method to identify new or recent cases of FGM. The study was a cross-sectional community-based survey conducted in November and December of 2022 among 703 women and girls aged 15-49 years in Narok East sub-county of Narok County. Participants were asked about the attitudes and experiences of FGM of up to three of their confidantes, defined as persons with whom they would share private information and who would also share such information with them. They provided information on a total of 1,684 confidantes. They were then asked about their own attitudes and experiences of FGM. Analysis entailed generation of descriptive statistics comparing prevalence and new or recent cases of FGM as well as FGM-related attitudes and beliefs among participants and their confidantes (as reported by the participants).
Recommended Citation
Obare Onyango, Francis, Dennis Matanda, Tchaiwe Zulu, and Stephen Kizito. 2023. "Using the Confidante method to measure new or recent cases of female genital mutilation: Insights from Narok County, Kenya," FGM Data Hub report. Nairobi: Population Council.
DOI
10.31899/sbsr2023.1060
Language
English
Project
The FGM Data Hub: Data and Measurement Support to the Africa-Led Movement to End Female Genital Mutilation