A Survey of Persuasion as a Veritable Method of Stopping the Menace of Female Genital Mutilation among Professionals in African Countries by Dr Olugbenga Oladapo Ayena

Olugbenga Ayena, Emmanuel Alayande University of Education, Oyo

This study is a survey of persuasion as a method of stopping Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) among professionals in African countries. A total of 1200 participants were selected from universities located in 28 African countries. An instrument named 'Persuasion A Veritable Method of Stopping Female Genital Mutilation Questionnaire' (PAVMFGMQ) was adopted to collect data for the study. The content validity of the instrument was established and the instrument was subjected to reliability test. The Coefficient of 0.78 was obtained for Section B of the instrument. Also, the Cronbach alpha was applied and a Coefficient of 0.72 was obtained. Three research hypotheses were formulated and tested at 0.05 critical level. Data collected were analysed using frequency counts, t-test and Analysis of Variance (ANOVA). Findings of this study will shed light on persuasion as a method of stopping FGM among professionals in African countries. Key Words: Female Genital Mutilation, Persuasion, Professionals