Fieldwork
  1. Qualitative Surveys in Central and Southern Nigeria

    Abuja & Calabar · November – December 2024

    • 10focus groups
    • 8rural communities
    • 68participants
    • 6religious leaders
    In November and December 2024, we conducted a field mission in rural areas around Abuja and Calabar, Nigeria, together with my coauthor Jorge García-Hombrados. During this fieldwork, we carried out 10 focus groups across 8 rural communities, gathering the perspectives of 65 Nigerian women and 3 men. In addition, we conducted in-depth interviews with 6 Christian and Muslim religious and traditional leaders. The communities surveyed in the Calabar area were predominantly Christian and mainly composed of Efik, Ekoi, and Ibibio ethnic groups. Around Abuja, we visited Igbo, Yoruba, and Hausa rural communities, many of whose residents were internal migrants from other regions of Nigeria. Each focus group lasted approximately one and a half hours and was conducted with the support of a local translator. The discussions focused on internet use and participants’ perceptions of its effects on social norms, particularly sexual behaviors and stigma.

    Qualitative results inShifting the Value of Norms: Fast Internet, Premarital Sex, and the Erosion of Female Genital Cutting

    FundingÉrudite, Université Gustave Eiffel

    Local collaboratorsHadiza Kande Jidda, Anthony Ekere, Stephen Adibe, and Susan Michael

    Nigeria

    AbujaCalabar
    Qualitative Surveys in Central and Southern Nigeria