Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting s Links to HIV, Fistula, and Early/Child Marriage

Population Reference Bureau (PRB) is a core partner on the Population Council
s Evidence to End FGM/C: Research to Help Girls and Women Thrive
a UKAID-funded research program to help end female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) within one generation. Our role is to build the consortium
s capacity for research utilization and develop innovative tools and products to improve how researchers communicate their findings about FGM/C to key decisionmakers.

PRB has prepared a set of three Evidence Briefs, summarizing the program
s findings on FGM/C and its relationship to HIV, fistula, and early/child marriage. The Evidence Briefs highlight what we know and still need to understand based on the program
s rigorous review of the existing research literature and analysis of data from recent national surveys in select sub-Saharan African countries.

Explore the Evidence Briefs
findings.

By Charlotte Greenbaum and Reshma Naik

Reference Guide for Understanding FGM/C Data

The Population Reference Bureau (PRB) is a core partner on the Population Council s Evidence to End FGM/C: Research to Help Girls and Women Thrive a UKAID-funded research program to help end female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) within one generation. Our role is to build the consortium s capaci…

June 18, 2018

By Reshma Naik and Pamela Mathieson

Fighting FGM/C Through Social Marketing

PRB has created a short video that shares key lessons from two studies in Egypt and Sudan that looked at effective elements of various social marketing campaigns. The video highlights how the four P product, price, place, and promotion can be used to design a high-quality FGM/C campaign.

June 21, 2019

By Reshma Naik and Pamela Mathieson

Short Videos Highlight Important FGM/C Data

The videos aim to expand understanding of key data issues in FGM/C research, including the importance of looking beyond national prevalence to identify hotspots or areas within a country where FGM/C is widely practiced, analyzing change over time by comparing older and younger cohorts rather than c…

October 9, 2017