Domestic violence and female genital mutilation in Kenya: effects of ethnicity and education
Simister, J.G. (2010) Domestic violence and female genital mutilation in Kenya: effects of ethnicity and education. Journal of Family Violence 25 (3), pp. 247-257. ISSN 0885-7482.
Abstract
This paper investigates domestic violence against women, including definitions of ‘domestic violence;’ and investigates “Female Genital Mutilation.” Data for this paper are from three national household surveys in Kenya: ‘Demographic & Health Survey’ (2003), Afrobarometer (2003), and ‘Work, Attitudes, & Spending’ (2004). Previous research in many countries has found convincing evidence of a tendency for domestic violence to be less common in households where the respondent and/or spouse have more education. This paper adds a new factor: the respondent’s mother’s education also seems relevant to prevalence of GBV (perhaps because of childhood socialization). This pattern applies to both experience of violence, and attitudes to such violence. There also appears to be a strong link between ‘Female Genital Mutilation’ (female circumcision) and mother’s education level. In each case, more education is associated with less violence.
Metadata
| Item Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Keyword(s) / Subject(s): | Gender-based violence, female genital mutilation, education, ethnic groups, Kenya |
| School: | Birkbeck Faculties and Schools > Faculty of Business and Law > Birkbeck Business School |
| Depositing User: | Administrator |
| Date Deposited: | 15 Jun 2011 16:15 |
| Last Modified: | 02 Aug 2023 16:54 |
| URI: | https://eprints.bbk.ac.uk/id/eprint/3405 |
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