Execution of Sensitization Programmes of Adventist Relief Agency on Female Circumcision in Nyamira Conference of Seventh-Day Adventists in Nyamira County, Kenya
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Date
2021
Authors
Mensire, Josephine
Nyabwari, Bernard Gechiko
Kyalo, Paul Mulwa
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Open Access Publishing Group
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to examine the extent to which sensitization programmes
of Adventist Relief Agency on female circumcision have been executed in Nyamira
Conference of the Seventh-day Adventists in Nyamira County, Kenya. This study
adopted a theoretical framework based on social change, social control theories. This
study adopted mixed methods approach which includes both quantitative and
qualitative methods which encompassed concurrent triangulation. Concurrent
triangulation enabled the researcher to adopt descriptive survey research design. The
target population in this study was 7 Conference management staff, 3 ADRA programme
implementation officers, 60 church pastors and 700 church lay leaders. The sample size
consisted of 18 church pastors and 210 lay leaders which was 30% of the target population
whereas all the 7 Nyamira Conference management staff members and the 3 ADRA
programme implementation officials were purposively included in the study. The study
used questionnaires and oral interviews to collect data from the respondents. A pilot
study was conducted for reliability and validity of the research instruments. The
instruments were piloted in the churches within Nyamira Conference whose pastors and lay leaders did not participate in the study utilizing simple random sampling to select
respondents. To ensure reliability of the findings, the data was subjected to cronbanch
alpha index. The Cronbach alpha coefficient of 0.7878 was obtained and this implied that
the research instruments were reliable and therefore the researcher adopted the research
instruments. It was established that there were sensitization programmes on female
circumcision in Nyamira County. Based on the findings of this study, it can be concluded
that there is need to support the sensitization programmes of Adventist Relief Agency on
female circumcision in Nyamira Conference of the Seventh-day Adventists in Nyamira
County. Based on the findings of this study it was recommended that the Nyamira
Conference management of the Seventh Day Adventist church should strive to encourage
and support the sensitization programmes by the Adventist Relief Agency on female
circumcision in the area of jurisdiction.
Description
An Article Published in European Journal Of Social Sciences Studies
Keywords
Sensitization programmes, Female circumcision
Citation
Mensire, J., Nyabwari, B. G., & Kyalo, P. M. (2021). Execution of Sensitization Programmes of Adventist Relief Agency on Female Circumcision in Nyamira Conference of Seventh-Day Adventists in Nyamira County, Kenya. European Journal of Social Sciences Studies, 6(4).