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HARMFUL TRADITIONAL PRACTICES
CONTENT:
- Meaning of Harmful Traditional Practices.
- Examples of Harmful Traditional Practices.
- Consequences of Harmful Traditional Practices – Social, Economic, Psychological.
- Measures of Preventing Harmful Traditional Practices.
MEANING OF HARMFUL TRADITIONAL PRACTICES
Harmful traditional practices are the customs, beliefs and ways of life which are capable of causing death, fear, stigma, diseases, and other psychological and physical pain or damage to the citizens. In other words, they are practices that could have negative effects to the health and social well being of the people. Many of these practices are passed down from generation to generation.
EXAMPLES OF HARMFUL TRADITIONAL PRACTICES
There are many practices in our various cultures which are harmful to our well-being. The following are examples of some of these harmful traditional practices.
- Female Genital Mutilation (FGM)/ Female Circumcision
- Child Marriage
- Female Spouse Sharing
- Son Preference
- Polygamy
- Violence against Women
- Scarification
- Tribal Marks
- Circumcision of Young Boys.
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Ezimeruwe Oghenekaro
Henry