Authors:
Esho, Tammary, Matanda, Dennis J., Abuya, Timothy, Abebe, Sintayehu, Hailu, Yeshitila, Camara, Khaltoume, Mouhammed, Bachir, Kapsandui, Tonny, Kamanzi, Lilian, Wabwire, Andrew, Kagurusi, Patrick, Nankanja, Maureen, Gitimu, Anne, Kawai, David, Kogada, John, Ondigo, Millicent, Osur, Joachim
Corporate Author:
BMC Public Health
Published:
2022

The effects of COVID-19 on harmful traditional practices such Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C) and Child or Forced Marriages (CFM) have not been well documented. We examined how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected FGM/C and CFM in Kenya, Uganda, Senegal, and Ethiopia using a household survey and key informant interviews.