Ukwaluka kwabasetyhini kukususwa ngokupheleleyo kwelungu lobuni bangaphandle ngaphandle kwesidingo sonyango sokwenza oko.
Malunga nama-200 ezigidi zamantombazana kunye nabasetyhini ngoku abahlala kwiplanethi enguMhlaba baye bafumana inkqubo ebuhlungu kakhulu yokoluka kwabasetyhini, ekwabizwa ngokuba yi-infibulation.
Ukwaluka kwabasetyhini kukususwa ngokuyinxenye okanye ngokupheleleyo kwelungu lobufazi langaphandle ngaphandle kwemfuneko yonyango yokwenza oko. Olu tyando ludla ngokubizwa ngokuba “kuLwahlulo lobuni lobufazi” kunye “noLwahlulo lobuFani” (FGM).
Undoqo wolu tyando kukuba i-labia majora ithungelwe ngendlela yokuba kushiyeke umngxuma omncinane, ekunzima ukuba umchamo kunye negazi lokuya exesheni lidlule kuwo.
Kule meko, i-clitoris kunye ne-labia yangaphandle zihlala zinqunyulwa ngokupheleleyo, kunye ne-labia yangaphakathi ngokuyinxenye. Ngenxa yokusikwa okunzulu okwenziwe ngexesha lotyando, isiva esibonakalayo senziwa emva kokuphiliswa, nto leyo evala ngokupheleleyo i-vulva.
I-Infibulation kuthiwa yeyona ndlela ifanelekileyo yokugcina ubunyulu bentombazana de itshate, kodwa kufuna olunye utyando emva kweminyaka yokutshata ukuyivumela ukuba ibe neentlobano zesini.
Abanye abantu banesithethe esithi ngobusuku bomtshato umyeni athabathe imela aze anqumle ngayo umfazi wakhe isikhephe, aze emva koko abe neentlobano zesini naye. Emva kokukhawulwa, iphinda ithunge kwakhona.
Xa ilixesha lokuba owasetyhini abeleke, indawo yelungu lobufazi iyasikwa iphinde ivuleke ukuze umntwana aphume, ze emva kokuzalwa athungwe aphinde athungwe.
Ngokuqhelekileyo, ukungenelela okunjalo kubuhlungu kakhulu kubasetyhini. Ekubeni zonke zenziwa ngaphandle kwe-anesthesia, abafazi abasebenzayo balahlekelwa ingqondo kwintlungu.
Ukufa ngenxa yeengxaki akuqhelekanga. Izixhobo zokusebenza azibulawanga iintsholongwane, kwaye ngenxa yoko ingozi ye-tetanus kunye nolunye usulelo luyanda. Ngamanye amaxesha le barbarism ikhokelela kubudlolo.
Izizathu zokwenza i-FGM ziyahluka ngokwengingqi, utshintsho ngokuhamba kwexesha kwaye yindibaniselwano yezinto zentlalontle ezikhethekileyo kwiintsapho nakuluntu.
Ngokuqhelekileyo, esi senzo singqinelwa zezona zizathu zilandelayo:
• Kwiindawo apho isiko elinjalo liyinxalenye yezithethe, inkuthazo yokuqhubeka luxinzelelo lwasekuhlaleni kunye noloyiko lokungafunwa luluntu. Kwezinye iindawo ukoluka kwamabhinqa kuphantse kube kunyanzeliswa yaye akukho mfuneko yakuphikisa
• Olu tyando ludla ngokugqalwa njengenxalenye eyimfuneko yokukhulisa intombazana nendlela yokuyilungiselela ukuba ibe ngumntu omdala nokutshata.
• Rhoqo iimpembelelo zokwenza olu tyando ziimbono ngokuziphatha okufanelekileyo ngokwesondo. Injongo yolu tyando kukuqinisekisa ukugcinwa kobunyulu ngaphambi komtshato.
• Kwiindawo ezininzi zoluntu, isiko lokwaluka kukholelwa ukuba linceda ukucinezela i-libido kwaye libanceda ukuba baxhathise ukwabelana ngesondo ngaphandle komtshato.
• Isiko lokwaluka kwabasetyhini kunxulunyaniswa nezithethe zenkcubeko yobufazi kunye nokuthozama apho amantombazana acocekile kwaye emahle.
• Nangona imibhalo yonqulo ingathethi ngoqheliselo olunjalo, abo benza oko badla ngokukholelwa ukuba unqulo luyaluxhasa olu qheliselo.
Kwiindawo ezininzi zoluntu, esi senzo sithathwa njengesithethe senkcubeko, esisoloko sisetyenziswa njengengxoxo yokuqhubekeka kwayo.
I-FGM ayinayo izibonelelo zempilo kwaye inokukhokelela kwiingxaki ezinzulu, zexesha elide kunye nokufa. Imingcipheko yezempilo ekhawulezileyo iquka ukopha, ukothuka, usulelo, usulelo lwe-HIV, ukugcinwa komchamo kunye neentlungu eziqatha.
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