ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY COLEGE OF HEALTH SCIENCES SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH PREVALENCE AND BELIEF IN THE CONTINUATION OF FEMALE GENITAL CUTTING AMONG HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS, IN HADIYA ZONE, SOUTHERN ETHIOPIA, 2011. BY: MULUGETA TAMIRE (B.Sc) ADIVISOR: MITIKE MOLLA (MPH, PhD) THESIS SUBMITTED TO THE SCHOOL OF GRADUATE STUDIES OF ADDIS ABABA UNVERSITY, COLLEGE OF HEALTH SCIENCES, SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENT FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF PUBLIC HEALTH. MAY 2011 ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA