Reprod Health Matters. 2016 May;24(47):118-25. doi: 10.1016/j.rhm.2016.06.002. Female Genital Mutilation in Kenya: are young men allies in social change programmes? Brown E, Mwangi-Powell F, Jerotich M, le May V ABSTRACT The Girl Summit held in 2014 aimed to mobilise greater effort to end Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) within a generation, building on a global movementContinue reading “Female Genital Mutilation in Kenya: are young men allies in social change programmes?”
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Effectiveness of Interventions Designed to Prevent Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting: A Systematic Review
Stud Fam Plann. 2012 June 43(2): 135-146 Effectiveness of Interventions Designed to Prevent Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting: A Systematic Review Berg RC, Denison E ABSTRACT Female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) is widely considered a human rights infringement, although communities that practice the tradition view it as an integral part of their culture. Given these vastly different views,Continue reading “Effectiveness of Interventions Designed to Prevent Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting: A Systematic Review”
Building community-based participatory research partnerships with a Somali refugee community.
Am J Prev Med. 2009 Dec;37(6 Suppl 1):S230-6. Building community-based participatory research partnerships with a Somali refugee community. Johnson CE, Ali SA, Shipp MP. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Maricopa Integrated Health System, Southwest Interdisciplinary Research Center, Arizona State University, 411 N. Central Avenue, Phoenix AZ 85004, USA. Crista.Johnson@asu.edu BACKGROUND: The U.S. has become homeContinue reading “Building community-based participatory research partnerships with a Somali refugee community.”
A community based study on the change of practice of female genital mutilation in a Sudanese village
International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics. 2001 Aug;74(2):179-185 A community based study on the change of practice of female genital mutilation in a Sudanese village. Almroth L, Almroth-Berggren V, Hassaneim OM, El Hadi N, Al-Said SSE, Hasan SSA, Lithell UB, Bergström S ABSTRACT Objective: To investigate the practice of female genital mutilation (FGM), among youngContinue reading “A community based study on the change of practice of female genital mutilation in a Sudanese village”
Impact of a communication programme on female genital cutting in eastern Nigeria
Trop Med Int Health. 2006 Oct; 11(10):1594-1603 Impact of a communication programme on female genital cutting in eastern Nigeria Babalola S, Brasington A, Agbasimalo A, Helland A, Nwanguma E, Onah N ABSTRACT Objectives This study describes a female genital cutting (FGC) elimination communication programme in Enugu State and assesses its impact in changing relevant knowledge,Continue reading “Impact of a communication programme on female genital cutting in eastern Nigeria”
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