Demography

Estimates of female genital mutilation/cutting in 27 African countries and Yemen.

Stud Fam Plann. 2013 Jun;44(2):189-204. doi: 10.1111/j.1728-4465.2013.00352.x. Estimates of female genital mutilation/cutting in 27 African countries and Yemen. Yoder PS, Wang S, Johansen E. ICF Macro, 11785 Beltsville Drive, Suite 300, Calverton, MD 20705, USA. Stan.Yoder@icfi.com ABSTRACT The practice of female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) has been documented in many countries in Africa and in severalContinue reading “Estimates of female genital mutilation/cutting in 27 African countries and Yemen.”

UNICEF Benin FGM/C Country Profile

UNICEF. Benin DHS. 2001. UNICEF: BENIN FGM/C COUNTRY PROFILE NN.AA. EXTRACT … While the prevalence of FGM/C among women aged 15-49 varies significantly according to ethnicity, 17% of the women in Benin have undergone some form of FGM/C. This decreases among women in the younger age groups (29 and under). FGM/C varies significantly across regional and ethnic lines, averagingContinue reading “UNICEF Benin FGM/C Country Profile”

Benin: Report on Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) or Female Genital Cutting (FGC)

United States Department of State. 2001. Benin: Report on Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) or Female Genital Cutting (FGC), 1 June 2001 NN.AA. EXTRACT …The Benin chapter of the Inter-African Committee on Traditional Practices Affecting the Health of Women and Children (IAC) conducted a survey in 1992. It estimated that the percentage of women who haveContinue reading “Benin: Report on Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) or Female Genital Cutting (FGC)”

Female Genital Mutilation in Benin

Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH. Country Fact Sheet: Female Genital Mutilation in Benin NN.AA. EXTRACT … According to the 2006 Demographic and Health Survey (DHS), which assesses the health of the country‘s population, 13 per cent of women between the ages of 15 and 49 have been subjected to FGM. This is a clearContinue reading “Female Genital Mutilation in Benin”

Spatial distribution of female genital mutilation in Nigeria.

Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2009 Nov;81(5):784-92. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.2009.09-0129. Spatial distribution of female genital mutilation in Nigeria. Kandala NB, Nwakeze N, Kandala SN. University of Warwick, Clinical Sciences Research Institute, Coventry, United Kingdom. n-b.kandala@warwick.ac.uk ABSTRACT The harmful effects of female genital mutilation (FGM) on women are recognized worldwide. Although it is practiced by persons ofContinue reading “Spatial distribution of female genital mutilation in Nigeria.”

Female genital cutting. Evidence from the Demographic and Health Surveys.

Afr Popul Dev Bull. 1999 Jun-Jul:26-7. Female genital cutting. Evidence from the Demographic and Health Surveys. [No authors listed] PIP: This article reports on the prevalence of female genital mutilation (FGM) in the Central African Republic (CAR), Cote d’Ivoire, Egypt, Eritrea, Mali, Tanzania and Yemen. Evidences from the Demographic and Health Surveys indicate that FGMContinue reading “Female genital cutting. Evidence from the Demographic and Health Surveys.”

Self-reported and observed female genital cutting in rural Tanzania: associated demographic factors, HIV and sexually transmitted infections.

Trop Med Int Health. 2005 Jan;10(1):105-15. Self-reported and observed female genital cutting in rural Tanzania: associated demographic factors, HIV and sexually transmitted infections. Klouman E, Manongi R, Klepp KI. Department of General Practice and Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway. elise.klouman@medisin.uio.no OBJECTIVES: To determine (i) the prevalence and type of femaleContinue reading “Self-reported and observed female genital cutting in rural Tanzania: associated demographic factors, HIV and sexually transmitted infections.”

6000 girls at risk every day. Female genital mutilation, although illegal, is still widely practiced.

Womens Health Newsl. 1993 Nov;(20):10-1. 6000 girls at risk every day. Female genital mutilation, although illegal, is still widely practiced. Darkenoo E. ABSTRACT PIP: 6000 girls face the risk of genital mutilation daily. More than 100 million women worldwide have already undergone genital mutilation. It increases the risk of death during childbirth and of fetalContinue reading “6000 girls at risk every day. Female genital mutilation, although illegal, is still widely practiced.”