BMJ Glob Health. 2017 Nov 25;2(4):e000467. doi: 10.1136/bmjgh-2017-000467. eCollection 2017. Thirty-year trends in the prevalence and severity of female genital mutilation: a comparison of 22 countries. Koski A, Heymann J ABSTRACT Introduction: Female genital mutilation (FGM) harms women’s health and well-being and is widely considered a violation of human rights. The United Nations has calledContinue reading “Thirty-year trends in the prevalence and severity of female genital mutilation: a comparison of 22 countries”
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Labor, delivery and postpartum complications in nulliparous women with female genital mutilation admitted to Karamara Hospital
Ethiop Med J. 2017 Jan;55(1):11-7. Labor, delivery and postpartum complications in nulliparous women with female genital mutilation admitted to Karamara Hospital. Gudu W, Abdulahi M. ABSTRACT Objectives: To assess labor, delivery and postpartum complications in nulliparous women with FGM/C and evaluate the attitude of mothers towards elimination of FGM. Methods: A prospective hospital based studyContinue reading “Labor, delivery and postpartum complications in nulliparous women with female genital mutilation admitted to Karamara Hospital”
Female Genital Mutilation as a Concern for Special Operations and Tactical Emergency Medical Support Medics
J Spec Oper Med. 2017 Winter;17(4):14-17. Female Genital Mutilation as a Concern for Special Operations and Tactical Emergency Medical Support Medics. Wittich AC. ABSTRACT Female genital mutilation (FGM), frequently called female genital cutting or female circumcision, is the intentional disfigurement of the external genitalia in young girls and women for the purpose of reducing libidoContinue reading “Female Genital Mutilation as a Concern for Special Operations and Tactical Emergency Medical Support Medics”
Attitude toward female genital mutilation among Somali and Harari people, Eastern Ethiopia.
Int J Womens Health. 2016; 8: 557–569. Attitude toward female genital mutilation among Somali and Harari people, Eastern Ethiopia. Abathun AD, Sundby J, Gele AA ABSTRACT Background: Female genital mutilation (FGM) is a worldwide problem, and it is practiced by many communities in Africa and Asia as well as immigrants from those areas. This practiceContinue reading “Attitude toward female genital mutilation among Somali and Harari people, Eastern Ethiopia.”
Counselling professionals’ awareness and understanding of female genital mutilation/cutting: Training needs for working therapeutically with survivors.
Couns Psychother Res. 2017 Dec;17(4):309-319. doi: 10.1002/capr.12136. Epub 2017 Jul 20. Counselling professionals’ awareness and understanding of female genital mutilation/cutting: Training needs for working therapeutically with survivors. Jackson C ABSTRACT Background: There is a dearth of literature that has looked at the psychological impact of female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C), and little is known about theContinue reading “Counselling professionals’ awareness and understanding of female genital mutilation/cutting: Training needs for working therapeutically with survivors.”
I knew how it feels but couldn’t save my daughter; testimony of an Ethiopian mother on female genital mutilation/cutting.
Reprod Health. 2017 Dec 1;14(1):162. doi: 10.1186/s12978-017-0434-y. I knew how it feels but couldn’t save my daughter; testimony of an Ethiopian mother on female genital mutilation/cutting. Adinew YM, Mekete BT ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: World Health Organization defines female genital mutilation/cutting as all procedures that involve partial or total removal of the external female genitalia, or otherContinue reading “I knew how it feels but couldn’t save my daughter; testimony of an Ethiopian mother on female genital mutilation/cutting.”
Clinical Simulation in Nursing
Clinical Simulation in Nursing is a peer-review journal published by Elsevier for the International Nursing Association for Clinical Simulation and Learning. In this LINK you can search for other articles of your interest and submit your own manuscripts. Clinical Simulation in Nursing has published the following on FGM: Chai X, Sano Y, Kansanga M, BaadaContinue reading “Clinical Simulation in Nursing”
Married women’s negotiation for safer sexual intercourse in Kenya: Does experience of female genital mutilation matter?
Clinical Simulation in Nursing. 2017 Dec;14:79-84. doi: 10.1016/j.srhc.2017.09.003. Epub 2017 Sep 30. Married women’s negotiation for safer sexual intercourse in Kenya: Does experience of female genital mutilation matter? Chai X, Sano Y, Kansanga M, Baada J, Antabe R ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: Married women’s ability to negotiate for safer sex is important for HIV prevention in sub-SaharanContinue reading “Married women’s negotiation for safer sexual intercourse in Kenya: Does experience of female genital mutilation matter?”
The ‘heat’ goes away: sexual disorders of married women with female genital mutilation/cutting in Kenya.
Reprod Health. 2017 Dec 2;14(1):164. doi: 10.1186/s12978-017-0433-z. The ‘heat’ goes away: sexual disorders of married women with female genital mutilation/cutting in Kenya. Esho T, Kimani S, Nyamongo I, Kimani V, Muniu S, Kigondu C, Ndavi P, Guyo J ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) has been implicated in sexual complications among women, although there isContinue reading “The ‘heat’ goes away: sexual disorders of married women with female genital mutilation/cutting in Kenya.”
Introduction of culturally sensitive HIV prevention in the context of female initiation rites: an applied anthropological approach in Mozambique
J Afr AIDS Res. 2009;8(4):491-502. Introduction of culturally sensitive HIV prevention in the context of female initiation rites: an applied anthropological approach in Mozambique Kotanyi S, Krings-Ney B ABSTRACT In Mozambique, initiation rites represent the most appropriate socio-cultural context for dealing with sexuality for a large part of the population. As the group most vulnerableContinue reading “Introduction of culturally sensitive HIV prevention in the context of female initiation rites: an applied anthropological approach in Mozambique”
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