Recent estimates indicate that half of Ethiopian girls aged 15-19 have undergone female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C). Determining whether and how FGM-friendly norms are maintained through social transmission is a key priority for global eradication efforts.
Here we present the first large-scale socio-centric social network study estimating social influence and social selection on preference for female kin mutilation, using data from 5,163 Arsi Oromo adults in Ethiopia....