Muteshi-Strachan, Jacinta

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Population CouncilKnowledge CommonsReproductive Health Social and Behavioral Science Research (SBSR)2016The FGM/C research programmeJacinta Muteshi-StrachanPopulation CouncilFollow this and additional works at: https://knowledgecommons.popcouncil.org/departments_sbsr-rhPart of the Demography, Population, and Ecology Commons, Family, Life Course, and SocietyCommons, International Public Health Commons, Maternal and Child Health Commons, Sociologyof Culture Commons, and the Women's Health CommonsThis Presentation is brought to you for free and open access by the Population Council.Recommended CitationMuteshi-Strachan, Jacinta. 2016. "The FGM/C research programme," presentation at the International Conference to End FGM,Geneva, 10–11 May. Nairobi: Population Council.The FGM/C Research ProgrammeJacinta Muteshi; Ph.D.Population CouncilInter-African Committee (IAC)International Conference to end FGMGeneva, Switzerland: 10-11 May, 2016 Intensive Africa-led advocacy in the past decade has led to widespread agreement on the need for intensifying efforts to end FGM/C within one generation Historically low levels of funding for FGM/C research has led to a global evidence base suffering from many critical gaps Global and national efforts to end FGM/C rapidly can be more effective and efficient when informed by high quality evidence generated through rigorous, ethical and appropriate researchWhy a research programme on FGM/COur goal for 2020DFID’s Programme ‘Towards Ending FGM/C in Africa and Beyond’3 components - Population Council- UNFPA-UNICEF Joint Programme on FGM/C: accelerating change- The Girl GenerationContribute to ImpactEnd to the practice in one generation and a reduction in the practice by 30% in at least ten countries within   five yearsResearch GoalGenerate evidence to influence strategic investments, policies, and programs to end FGM/CDuration: 2016 – February 2020Geographic focus: 7 countriesCriteriaScale of the practice: Six countries with combined population of over 90 million girls and women who have been cut, 70% of totalRepresent all 5 stages of transition in abandonmentSocio-cultural variationsUNJP and TGG programming and intervention priority countriesVfM through cost-effective programme implementation: Experienced research teams available in all six countries; Consortium managed within the region; Partners able to work in Anglophone, Francophone and Arabic contextsNigeriaKenyaEthiopiaSenegalSudanEgyptOur ConsortiumPopulation CouncilNairobiAddis AbabaAbujaCairoAfrica Coordinating Centre for Abandonment of FGM/C (ACCAF)NairobiGender and Reproductive Health & Rights Resource Centre (GRACE)KhartoumMannionDanielsBathPopulation Reference BureauWashingtonGerry Mackie, San Diego; Bettina Shell-Duncan, SeattleGlobal Research and Advocacy Group (GRAG)Dakar The FGM/C Research Programme Programme is guided by 3 principles1.Doing no harm2.Supporting an African led movement for FGM/C abandonment3.Understanding FGM/C within the wider context of violence and discrimination against women  and girls• Expanded global evidence base on FGM/C influences decision-making for strategic investment, policy and programming to end FGM/COur Research Goal Four research themesBuilding the picture: where, when and why is FGM/C practised, and are these changing?Interventions: What is working, where, and why?Measurement: what are valid measures of changeWhat are the wider impacts of FGM/C and of interventions to stop FGM/C?Study method Countries3 Desk-based literature reviews and syntheses of key evidence: i. Synthesis and translation of existing evidence for new strategies to test for FGM/C abandonmentii. Compendium of ongoing and recently completed FGM/C interventions to inform future designsiii. Synthesised evidence on FGM/C health impacts in formats appropriate for strengthening training of mid-level health workers GlobalSynthesis of key evidence issues and measurement challengesi. Summary syntheses of current knowledge on associations between FGM/C and HIV, infertility and fistula to inform policy dialogueii. Summary synthesis of experiences with social norms theory and measurement GlobalStudy method Proposed CountriesDesk-based multivariate analyses of recent DHS/MICS datasets to expand the global evidence base about the practice of FGM/C. Egypt, Ethiopia, Kenya,Nigeria, Senegal, Somalia, SudanStudy /Method Proposed countriesMixed method studies that use social network analysis to explain the role of gender norms on continuation of FGM/C in 3 countries with differing strengths of male support for the practice Egypt, Senegal,SudanQualitative studies to understand and explain the reasons some communities prefer to change the nature of the practice rather than abandon FGM/C Egypt, Kenya, Nigeria, Sudan, SomaliaStudy /Method Proposed countriesMixed-method studies explaining how interventions designed to change social norms through combined community values deliberations and public declarations perform in varying contexts, the resources required and their VfM, their likelihood of effectively ending FGM/C, and their wider impacts on the lives of girls and women Ethiopia, KenyaStudy /Method Proposed countriesQualitative studies that explain the causal pathways through which engaging religious leaders can contribute to FGM/C abandonment Ethiopia, Kenya,SudanImplementation research study that documents and explains how the role of health systems can be strengthened, for prevention and management of FGM/C, through more effective engagement with health professionals Egypt, Kenya, Nigeria, SudanStudy /Method Proposed countriesMixed-method studies that provide key insights into the design and implementation of social marketing campaigns to change social perceptions of uncut girls Egypt, Somalia, SudanQualitative studies that explain why people do or do not comply with FGM/C legislation to inform future investments in legal instruments for accelerating abandonment Kenya, Somalia, SudanStudy /Method Proposed countriesCase-control study that improve understanding of the impact of FGM/C on female sexuality and inform the improvement of appropriate services for women Egypt, Kenya,NigeriaQualitative studies that describe the tensions faced by girls, women and their families who are early or late in the abandonment transition and propose intervention modifications to mitigate these tensions Egypt, Nigeria,SudanStudy /Method Proposed countriesSmall-scale, nested studies within the intervention evaluation studies proposed above to determine the extent and nature of wider impacts on girls’ and women’s lives Somalia, Sudan,Egypt, Ethiopia, KenyaContinuous process throughout the life of the research programmeStakeholder engagementGeneration of high quality evidenceEvidence communicationCapacity building for researchers and stakeholdersMonitoring and evaluationThe Evidence to End FGM/C programme consortium generates evidence to inform and influence investments, policies, and programs for ending female genital mutilation/cutting in different contexts. Evidence to End FGM/C is led by the Population Council in partnership with the Africa Coordination Centre for Abandonment of Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (Kenya); Gender and Reproductive Health & Rights Centre (Sudan); MannionDaniels, Ltd.; Population Reference Bureau; University of California, San Diego; and University of Washington. Evidence to End FGM/C is funded by UK aid by the UK Government.THANK YOU

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