Int J Gynaecol Obstet. 2017 Feb;136 Suppl 1:79-82. doi:10.1002/ijgo.12052. Health information interventions for female genital mutilation. Smith H, Stein K. ABSTRACT Providing information and education to women and girls living with female genital mutilation (FGM) could be an important influence on their healthcare-seeking behavior. Healthcare providers also need adequate knowledge and skills to provide goodContinue reading “Health information interventions for female genital mutilation.”
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Determinants of support for female genital cutting among ever-married women in Egypt
Global Public Health, 2008:3(4);383-398. Determinants of support for female genital cutting among ever-married women in Egypt Suzuki C, Meeker D ABSTRACT This study examines the effect of exposure to communication messages on support for female genital cutting (FGC) in Egypt. Data from the 2005 Egypt Demographic and Health Survey are analysed using logistic regression (n=19,106;Continue reading “Determinants of support for female genital cutting among ever-married women in Egypt”
Seven Things to Know about Female Genital Surgeries in Africa
Hastings Center Report. Article first published online: 8 NOV 2012. DOI: 10.1002/hast.81. Dec 2012 42(6)19–27 Seven Things to Know about Female Genital Surgeries in Africa By The Public Policy Advisory Network on Female Genital Surgeries in Africa ABSTRACT Starting in the early 1980s, media coverage of customary African genital surgeries for females has been problematic and overlyContinue reading “Seven Things to Know about Female Genital Surgeries in Africa”
Egyptian ever-married women’s attitude toward discontinuation of female genital cutting.
Singapore Med J. 2010 Jan;51(1):15-20. Egyptian ever-married women’s attitude toward discontinuation of female genital cutting. Afifi M. Department of Primary Health Care, Ministry of Health (Headquarters) Dubai, PO Box 1853, Dubai, United Arab Emirates. afifidr@gmail.com INTRODUCTION: This study aimed to examine Egyptian ever-married women’s beliefs and attitude toward the discontinuation of female genital cutting (FGC).Continue reading “Egyptian ever-married women’s attitude toward discontinuation of female genital cutting.”
German technical cooperation (GTZ) supra-regional project: promotion of initiatives to end female genital mutilation (FGM).
Afr J Reprod Health. 2006 Aug;10(2):18-23. German technical cooperation (GTZ) supra-regional project: promotion of initiatives to end female genital mutilation (FGM). Finke E. No abstract is available for this article. There is no link to view this article online.
[Need for more research on female circumcision. Lack of communication between women and men conserves the traditional practice]
Lakartidningen. 2001 Nov 21;98(47):5355-8, 5360. [Need for more research on female circumcision. Lack of communication between women and men conserves the traditional practice]. [Article in Swedish] Almroth L, Almroth-Berggren V, Bergström S. Barnkliniken, Centralsjukhuset i Kristianstad. lars.almroth@hem.utfors.se ABSTRACT Several studies in cultures in which FGM is widely performed have shown an emerging questioning of theContinue reading “[Need for more research on female circumcision. Lack of communication between women and men conserves the traditional practice]”
[Female genital mutilation meets Swedish health care. Female genital mutilation is one of many forms of discrimination of women in the world]
Lakartidningen. 2001 May 16;98(20):2470-3. [Female genital mutilation meets Swedish health care. Female genital mutilation is one of many forms of discrimination of women in the world]. [Article in Swedish] Andersson C. Värnamo sjukhus. millibus@hotmail.com About 27,000 women from countries in which female genital mutilation (FGM) is a common practice are presently living in Sweden. ThisContinue reading “[Female genital mutilation meets Swedish health care. Female genital mutilation is one of many forms of discrimination of women in the world]”
Obstetric care at the intersection of science and culture: Swedish doctors’ perspectives on obstetric care of women who have undergone female genital cutting
Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology. 2010, Vol. 30, No. 6 , Pages 553-558 Obstetric care at the intersection of science and culture: Swedish doctors’ perspectives on obstetric care of women who have undergone female genital cutting Widmark C, Leval A, Tishelman C, Ahlberg BM ABSTRACT Providing healthcare for women having undergone female genital cutting can presentContinue reading “Obstetric care at the intersection of science and culture: Swedish doctors’ perspectives on obstetric care of women who have undergone female genital cutting”
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