Cultural Diversity

[Female genital mutilation: have you been dealing with them?]

Gynecol Obstet Fertil. 2009 Jul-Aug;37(7-8):683. doi: 10.1016/j.gyobfe.2009.06.001. Epub 2009 Jul 7. [Female genital mutilation: have you been dealing with them?]. [Article in French] Ivorra-Deleuze D. Service de gynécologie-obstétrique, hôpital Nord, AP-HM, chemin des Bourrelys, 13015 Marseille, France. ivorra_delphine@yahoo.fr No abstract is available for this article. This article can be purchased in this LINK

Female genital mutilation in developing countries: an agenda for public health response

European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Biology. 2004 Oct;116(2):144-151 Female genital mutilation in developing countries: an agenda for public health response Jones SD, Ehiri J, Anyanwu E ABSTRACT There is uncertainty regarding reasons for persistence of the practice of female genital mutilation (FGM) and the best strategies for intervening effectively. In spite of strong international condemnation, the persistence of FGMContinue reading “Female genital mutilation in developing countries: an agenda for public health response”

Cultural sensitivity in providing reproductive care to adolescents

Current Opinion in Obstetrics & Gynecology. 2004 Oct; (16)5:367-370 Cultural sensitivity in providing reproductive care to adolescents Omar, Hatim; Richard, Jessica ABSTRACT Purpose of review: To provide an exploration of the global attitudes towards reproductive healthcare by adolescent patients, and to review key points in promoting healthy sexual development among adolescents and appropriate guidelines for communicatingContinue reading “Cultural sensitivity in providing reproductive care to adolescents”

What’s “normal”: female genital mutilation, psychology, and body image.

J Am Med Womens Assoc. 2004 Summer;59(3):168-70. What’s “normal”: female genital mutilation, psychology, and body image. Adams KE. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Oregon Health and Sciences University, USA. ABSTRACT Despite international efforts to halt the practice of female genital mutilation (FGM), the number of African girls and women undergoing the procedure is not decliningContinue reading “What’s “normal”: female genital mutilation, psychology, and body image.”

Caring for the patient who has undergone female circumcision.

Home Healthc Nurse. 2002 Jan;20(1):30-4; quiz 35. Caring for the patient who has undergone female circumcision. Mwangi R, Smith-Stoner M. Los Angeles County College of Nursing and Allied Health, USA. mssm@earthlink.net ABSTRACT Home health and hospice nurses are increasingly called to care for patients the world over. The provision of culturally competent and culturally sensitiveContinue reading “Caring for the patient who has undergone female circumcision.”

Irreversible error: the power and prejudice of female genital mutilation.

J Contemp Health Law Policy. 1996 Spring;12(2):325-53. Irreversible error: the power and prejudice of female genital mutilation. Annas CL. Catholic University of America, Columbus School of Law, USA. There is no abstract available for this article. There is no link to view this article online.

Dissecting room: An enlightening guide to the health-care needs of Muslims

Lancet. 2001 july;358(9256):159 Dissecting room: An enlightening guide to the health-care needs of Muslims Gamal I Serour Caring for Muslim Patients Aziz Sheikh, Abdul Rashid Gatrad London: Radcliffe Medical Press, 2000 Pp 140. £17.95 ISBN-1857753720 Preview …The hallmarks of this exploration of the interface between faith and health, are a restrained tone and a balance of topics and opinions. However,Continue reading “Dissecting room: An enlightening guide to the health-care needs of Muslims”

Reconciling International Human Rights and Cultural Relativism: The Case of Female Circumcision

Bioethics. 1994 Jan; 8(1):1-26 Reconciling International Human Rights and Cultural Relativism: The Case of Female Circumcision St Ephen A. James This article can be purchased in this LINK

The Health Consequences of Female Circumcision: Science, Advocacy, and Standards of Evidence

Med Anthropol Q. 2003 Sept; 17 (3): 394-412 The Health Consequences of Female Circumcision: Science, Advocacy, and Standards of Evidence Makhlouf Obermeyer C ABSTRACT This two-part article addresses questions that have arisen in current debates on the health consequences of female circumcision. The first part responds to a critique of a 1999 article and focuses onContinue reading “The Health Consequences of Female Circumcision: Science, Advocacy, and Standards of Evidence”