Cult Health Sex. 2017 Apr 18:1-16. doi: 10.1080/13691058.2017.1313449. [Epub ahead of print] Changing practices and shifting meanings of female genital cutting among the Maasai of Arusha and Manyara regions of Tanzania. Van Bavel H, Coene G, Leye E. ABSTRACT Using mixed methods that combined participant observation and semi-structured in-depth interviews, this study looked at changing practices and shifting meaningsContinue reading “Changing practices and shifting meanings of female genital cutting among the Maasai of Arusha and Manyara regions of Tanzania.”
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Female genital mutilation: Cultural and psychological implications
Sexual and Marital Therapy. 2002, 17(2):161-170. Female genital mutilation: cultural and psychological implications. Whitehorn J, Ayonrinde O & Maingay S ABSTRACT Female genital mutilation (FGM) is widely practised in several regions of the world. It is often associated with physical, psychological, sexual and social sequelae. Migration of persons from cultures that actively practice FGM to the UKContinue reading “Female genital mutilation: Cultural and psychological implications”
The Practice of Puxa-Puxa among Mozambican Women: A Systematic Inventory of Motives.
J Sex Res. 2013 Aug 7. [Epub ahead of print] The Practice of Puxa-Puxa among Mozambican Women: A Systematic Inventory of Motives. Vera Cruz G, Mullet E. Department of Psychology, Eduardo Mondlane University. ABSTRACT Puxa-puxa is the elongation of the labia minora of the genital organs. It is one of the most widespread genital practicesContinue reading “The Practice of Puxa-Puxa among Mozambican Women: A Systematic Inventory of Motives.”
Aproximation to the ablation/female genital mutilation (A/FGM) from the transcultural nursing. A bibliographical revision.
Enferm. glob. vol.11 no.28 Murcia oct. 2012 Aproximation to the ablation/female genital mutilation (A/FGM) from the transcultural nursing. A bibliographical revision. (Article in Spanish) Jiménez Ruiz I. Almansa Martínez P, Pastor Bravo MM, Pina Roche F ABSTRACT Objective: Analysing the argumentations in favour to the Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) with the intention to know and understand the complex and subjective realityContinue reading “Aproximation to the ablation/female genital mutilation (A/FGM) from the transcultural nursing. A bibliographical revision.”
Female genital mutilation in Djibouti.
Afr Health Sci. 2012 Dec;12(4):412-5. Female genital mutilation in Djibouti. Martinelli M, Ollé-Goig JE. Hôpital Balbala, Djibouti. ABSTRACT The practice of female genital mutilation (we will use the latest definition adopted by WHO/UNFP: female genital mutilation/cutting or FGM/C) is still widespread in 28 African countries. The World Health Organisation (WHO) estimates that more than twoContinue reading “Female genital mutilation in Djibouti.”
[Feminine genitals modification: survey of a new phenomenon for nurse today. Second Part].
Prof Inferm. 2006 Oct-Dec;59(4):242-5. [Feminine genitals modification: survey of a new phenomenon for nurse today. Second Part]. [Article in Italian] Mitello L, Proietti A. DAI, Dott., Coord.re Infermieristico Azienda Ospedaliera S. Camillo-Fornanini, Prof a c. Università degli studi di Roma La Sapienza, Italy. ABSTRACT The study was performed to find out how much health workersContinue reading “[Feminine genitals modification: survey of a new phenomenon for nurse today. Second Part].”
Female genital mutilation: potential for HIV transmission in sub-Saharan Africa and prospect for epidemiologic investigation and intervention.
Afr J Reprod Health. 2007 Apr;11(1):33-42. Female genital mutilation: potential for HIV transmission in sub-Saharan Africa and prospect for epidemiologic investigation and intervention. Monjok E, Essien EJ, Holmes L Jr. Institute of Community Health, University of Houston, Texas Medical center, Houston, TX 77030, USA ABSTRACT Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) which involves alteration of the femaleContinue reading “Female genital mutilation: potential for HIV transmission in sub-Saharan Africa and prospect for epidemiologic investigation and intervention.”
African women and vulnerability to HIV/AIDS: implications for female related cultural practices.
Int Q Community Health Educ. 2006-2007;27(1):87-94. African women and vulnerability to HIV/AIDS: implications for female related cultural practices. Uwe EA, Ekuri EE, Asuquo PN. University of Calabar, Nigeria. ekauwe2002@yahoo.com ABSTRACT Violence against women in Africa dates back to primordial society, where cultural practices such as female genital mutilation and polygamous marriages were prescribed and supervisedContinue reading “African women and vulnerability to HIV/AIDS: implications for female related cultural practices.”
Have we made progress in Somalia after 30 years of interventions? Attitudes toward female circumcision among people in the Hargeisa district.
BMC Res Notes. 2013 Mar 27;6(1):122. [Epub ahead of print] Have we made progress in Somalia after 30 years of interventions? Attitudes toward female circumcision among people in the Hargeisa district. Gele AA, Bø BP, Sundby J. BACKGROUND: Female circumcision is a major public health problem that largely contributes to the ill-health of women andContinue reading “Have we made progress in Somalia after 30 years of interventions? Attitudes toward female circumcision among people in the Hargeisa district.”
The changing nature of adolescence in the Kssena-Nankana District of Northern Ghana
Stud Fam Plann. June 1999 30(2)95–111, June 1999 The changing nature of adolescence in the Kssena-Nankana District of Northern Ghana Mensch BS, Bagah D, Clark WH, Binka F ABSTRACT This study reports the results of a primarily qualitative investigation of adolescent reproductive behavior in the Kassena-Nankana District, an isolated rural area in northern Ghana, where traditionalContinue reading “The changing nature of adolescence in the Kssena-Nankana District of Northern Ghana”
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