Decision Making

I knew how it feels but couldn’t save my daughter; testimony of an Ethiopian mother on female genital mutilation/cutting.

Reprod Health. 2017 Dec 1;14(1):162. doi: 10.1186/s12978-017-0434-y. I knew how it feels but couldn’t save my daughter; testimony of an Ethiopian mother on female genital mutilation/cutting. Adinew YM, Mekete BT ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: World Health Organization defines female genital mutilation/cutting as all procedures that involve partial or total removal of the external female genitalia, or otherContinue reading “I knew how it feels but couldn’t save my daughter; testimony of an Ethiopian mother on female genital mutilation/cutting.”

Female genital mutilation: applications of nursing theory for clinical care

Nurse Pract. 2011 Apr;36(4):45-50. Female genital mutilation: applications of nursing theory for clinical care. Burke E. Female genital mutilation (FGM) is a continuing practice among some immigrant groups. As mobility increases among this population, NPs in primary care will continue to see women who have experienced FGM. NPs must gain a better understanding of the practice in orderContinue reading “Female genital mutilation: applications of nursing theory for clinical care”

No (wo)man is an island–the influence of physicians’ personal predisposition to labia minora appearance on their clinical decision making: a cross-sectional survey.

J Sex Med. 2011 Aug;8(8):2377-85. 2011 May 19. No (wo)man is an island–the influence of physicians’ personal predisposition to labia minora appearance on their clinical decision making: a cross-sectional survey. Reitsma W, Mourits MJ, Koning M, Pascal A, van der Lei B. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen,Continue reading “No (wo)man is an island–the influence of physicians’ personal predisposition to labia minora appearance on their clinical decision making: a cross-sectional survey.”

Conformity and change: community effects on female genital cutting in Kenya.

J Health Soc Behav. 2005 Jun;46(2):121-40. Conformity and change: community effects on female genital cutting in Kenya. Hayford SR. Population Studies Center, University of Pennsylvania, 3718 Locust Walk, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA. shayford@pop.upenn.edu ABSTRACT In this article, I analyze women’s decisions to have their daughters circumcised based on data from 7,873 women in Kenya collectedContinue reading “Conformity and change: community effects on female genital cutting in Kenya.”