Circumcisions and related practices about child birth in Sagamu, Ogun State, Nigeria
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From time immemorial, studies have shown the importance of cultural practices in
ensuring human sustenance in every society. Circumcisions and related practices
concerning child birth are some of the vital ones in African settings such as Sagamu in
Ogun State, South West Nigeria. Surprisingly, it is equally noticeable that there are
FGM practicing and non-FGC practicing communities within the same ethnic group of
Yoruba, South West Nigeria. In this regard, the Egba and the Ijebu (both in Ogun State)
are Oduduwa descendents who may be similar in many areas of life but quite different
in their perception of circumcision of newborn babies particularly the girl-child. Each of
the communities values its perception with utmost sense of pride and dignity
irrespective of their common ancestral origin. The difference from the same ethnic
group on this subject matter could be regarded as a research concern since it has been
relatively neglected in academic literature over the years. The study employed various
PLA tools, such as FGDs, KIIs, Sexuality Life Line [SLL] and Flow Chart to collect data
from respondents and analyzed the data through Pair Wise Ranking and Matrix
Scoring/Ranking. The study concludes that the practice of circumcision is prevalent in
the community under study because of social, cultural factors backing it and makes it
very intricate to eradicate since it has a strong connotation with marriage. © 2019
Adetola et.al.. This is an open access article licensed under the Creative Commons
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BF Psychology, HM Sociology