Somalia Background
About what percentage of girls and women aged 15-49 have undergone FGM in Somalia?
About 99%
Around what ages do most girls in Somalia experience FGM?
Childhood (Ages 5-9)
What ethical issue means a procedure is done without the person knowing or choosing it?
Autonomy and informed consent
What major money problem stops families from paying for healthcare and travel?
poverty
When educating people, what should health programs avoid doing?
Shaming
What is the capital city of Somalia?
Mogadishu
What type of FGM involves narrowing the private area opening with a covering seal?
Type 3 (Infibulation)
Besides avoiding harm, what word describes not wanting to bring bad reputation to a culture?
Stigmatization
Somalia has fewer than 1 doctor, nurse, or midwife for every how many people?
1,000 people
Programs should center women and girls and promote equality of what group?
Gender Equality
What animal-based sector mainly supports Somalia's economy?
Livestock
Name one immediate health risk of FGM.
High risk of infection or death from bleeding
What protection do health programs often fail to keep for patients' privacy and safety?
Confidentiality
About what percentage of Somalia's health budget relies on outside/international money?
95%
What is the name of the community-based program used in Somalia that uses local conversations?
SASA
How does the World Bank classify Somalia's economic level?
Low-income country
True or False: FGM has medical health benefits.
False
True or False: FGM is completely unprohibited by Somalia's Constitution.
False (The Constitution prohibits it, but enforcement is hard)
Rural areas lack healthcare partly because they are missing these basic learning institutions.
Schools
UNFPA and UNICEF help train workers to provide what kind of care?
FGM-specific training / Nonjudgmental care
What are the two official languages spoken in Somalia?
Somali and Arabic
What Type 4 FGM action involves burning, scraping, piercing, or doing what?
Pricking (or cutting)
Fear of stigma makes it harder to give people what kind of help?
Appropiate support
Along with conflict and drought, what sudden health events strain the healthcare system?
Disease outbreaks
To change cultural norms, who should programs work with besides youth and leaders?
Local organizations (or families)