Arch Dis Child. 2015 Jul 27. pii: archdischild-2015-308243. doi: 10.1136/archdischild-2015-308243. [Epub ahead of print] Female genital mutilation in children presenting to a London safeguarding clinic: a case series. Hodes D, Armitage A, Robinson K, Creighton SM BACKGROUND OBJECTIVE: To describe the presentation and management of children referred with suspected female genital mutilation (FGM) to aContinue reading “Female genital mutilation in children presenting to a London safeguarding clinic: a case series”
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Awareness and predictors of female genital mutilation/cutting among young health advocates
Int J Womens Health. 2015 Feb 20;7:259-69. doi: 10.2147/IJWH.S78664. eCollection 2015. Awareness and predictors of female genital mutilation/cutting among young health advocates Abolfotouh SM, Ebrahim AZ, Abolfotouh MA ABSTRACT The act of female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) is considered internationally as a violent act against girls and women and a violation of their human rights. ThisContinue reading “Awareness and predictors of female genital mutilation/cutting among young health advocates”
Gender-Based Domestic Violence against Children: Experiences of Girl-Children in Nigeria
Journal of Psychology in Africa, 2009, 19(1), 107-111 Gender-Based Domestic Violence against Children: Experiences of Girl-Children in Nigeria Esere MO, Idowu AI, Omotosho JA ABSTRACT This study investigated the dynamics of gender-based domestic violence against children in Nigeria. This qualitative study explored the experiences of 20 purposively selected girl-children (age range = 12 to 15Continue reading “Gender-Based Domestic Violence against Children: Experiences of Girl-Children in Nigeria”
Detecting and preventing female genital mutilation.
Nurs Times. 2007 Jul 31-Aug 6;103(31):23-4. Detecting and preventing female genital mutilation. Hairon N. There is no ABSTRACT available for this article. This article can be accessed in this LINK
Genital lesions complicating female genital cutting in infancy: a hospital-based study in south-east Nigeria.
Ann Trop Paediatr. 2007 Dec;27(4):285-90. Genital lesions complicating female genital cutting in infancy: a hospital-based study in south-east Nigeria. Ekenze SO, Ezegwui HU, Adiri CO. Paediatric Surgical Unit, Department of Surgery, Federal Medical Centre, Owerri, Nigeria. soekenze@yahoo.com ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Despite the global outcry against female genital cutting (FGC), the practice continues in many African communities.Continue reading “Genital lesions complicating female genital cutting in infancy: a hospital-based study in south-east Nigeria.”
Cultural issues in child maltreatment
J Paediatr Child Health. Jan 2012 48(1): 30–37 Cultural issues in child maltreatment Raman S, Hodes D ABSTRACT Aims: Waves of immigration from the latter half of the 20th century have changed the cultural and ethnic mix of major regions of the world. Dynamic multicultural societies now are a reality across the Western world. The relationship andContinue reading “Cultural issues in child maltreatment”
S. Grover: Female Genital Mutilation
J Paediatr Child Health. oct 2009 45 (10): 614-615 Female genital mutilatioN Grover S. There is no abstract available for this article. This article can be purchased in this LINK
Social context of HIV infection in Uganda.
Health Transit Rev. 1995;5 Suppl:1-26. Social context of HIV infection in Uganda. Adeokun LA, Twa-Twa J, Ssekiboobo A, Nalwadda R. Institute of Statistics and Applied Economics, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda. ABSTRACT Some of the important policy and research implications of accumulating HIV/AIDS data are being ignored because of the attraction of social science research focused on the “multiple sexualContinue reading “Social context of HIV infection in Uganda.”
Virginity testing in South Africa: re-traditioning the postcolony.
Cult Health Sex. 2006 Jan-Feb;8(1):17-30. Virginity testing in South Africa: re-traditioning the postcolony. Vincent L. Department of Political and International Studies, Rhodes University, South Africa. L.Vincent@ru.ac.za ABSTRACT Umhlanga is a ceremony celebrating virginity. In South Africa, it is practiced, among others, by the Zulu ethnic group who live mainly in the province of KwaZulu Natal.Continue reading “Virginity testing in South Africa: re-traditioning the postcolony.”
Genital trauma in prepubertal girls and adolescents.
Curr Opin Obstet Gynecol. 2011 Oct;23(5):307-14. doi: 10.1097/GCO.0b013e32834ab544. Genital trauma in prepubertal girls and adolescents. Merritt DF. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology, Washington University School of Medicine, Barnes Jewish Hospital, St Louis Children’s Hospital and Missouri Baptist Medical Center, St Louis, Missouri 63110, USA. merrittd@wustl.edu PURPOSE OF REVIEW: To look criticallyContinue reading “Genital trauma in prepubertal girls and adolescents.”
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