Welcome to the InfoSci Platform
Dipo and the Adolescent Krobo Girl: Redemption of a Contested Puberty Rite for Contemporary Sexual Health Education

Dipo and the Adolescent Krobo Girl: Redemption of a Contested Puberty Rite for Contemporary Sexual Health Education

Doreen Vivian Kutufam
Copyright: © 2022 |Pages: 16
ISBN13: 9781668462997|ISBN10: 1668462990|EISBN13: 9781668463000
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-6684-6299-7.ch048
Cite Chapter Cite Chapter

MLA

Kutufam, Doreen Vivian. "Dipo and the Adolescent Krobo Girl: Redemption of a Contested Puberty Rite for Contemporary Sexual Health Education." Research Anthology on Advancements in Women's Health and Reproductive Rights, edited by Information Resources Management Association, IGI Global, 2022, pp. 913-928. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-6684-6299-7.ch048

APA

Kutufam, D. V. (2022). Dipo and the Adolescent Krobo Girl: Redemption of a Contested Puberty Rite for Contemporary Sexual Health Education. In I. Management Association (Ed.), Research Anthology on Advancements in Women's Health and Reproductive Rights (pp. 913-928). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-6684-6299-7.ch048

Chicago

Kutufam, Doreen Vivian. "Dipo and the Adolescent Krobo Girl: Redemption of a Contested Puberty Rite for Contemporary Sexual Health Education." In Research Anthology on Advancements in Women's Health and Reproductive Rights, edited by Information Resources Management Association, 913-928. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2022. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-6684-6299-7.ch048

Export Reference

Mendeley
Favorite

Abstract

Contemporary Christian/secular/social trends and beliefs about religion, the rights of women, and the privacy of their bodies have been used to challenge the Dangme people of Ghana's continued adherence to the Dipo puberty rite. Without judging the Dipo rite but focusing on its intended value systems, this research argues that contemporary societal problems can harness the beneficial qualities of various traditional rituals to help solve specific societal issues. This chapter sets out to explore how the value systems of a contested puberty rite like the Dangme people's Dipo can help address sexual health issues prevalent in the Dangme communities. This chapter discusses how repurposing of Dipo's existing educational platform and value systems can contribute to the eradication or reduction of teenage pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) such as the Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (HIV/AIDS) epidemic among members of the Dangme tribes.

Request Access

You do not own this content. Please login to recommend this title to your institution's librarian or purchase it from the IGI Global bookstore.