J Inj Violence Res. 2010 Jan;2(1):41-5. doi: 10.5249/jivr.v2i1.33. Women’s attitudes towards discontinuation of female genital mutilation in Egypt. Dalal K, Lawoko S, Jansson B. Linköpings Universitet, Department of Medical and Health Sciences, Centre for Medical Technology Assessment and Division of Social Medicine and Public Health Sciences, Linköping, Sweden. koustuv.dalal@liu.se BACKGROUND: To examine women’s attitude towardsContinue reading “Women’s attitudes towards discontinuation of female genital mutilation in Egypt.”
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Prevalence of female genital cutting in Upper Egypt: 6 years after enforcement of prohibition law
Reprod Biomed Online. 2008 16 (1): 27-31 Prevalence of female genital cutting in Upper Egypt: 6 years after enforcement of prohibition law Hassanin I, Saleh R, Bedaiwy AA, Peterson RS Bedaiwy MA ABSTRACT The objective of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of female genital cutting (FGC) in Upper Egypt, after 6 years of putting prohibition law into action. A totalContinue reading “Prevalence of female genital cutting in Upper Egypt: 6 years after enforcement of prohibition law”
Prevalence and effects of violence against women in a rural community in Minia governorate, Egypt.
J Forensic Sci. 2011 Nov;56(6):1521-7. doi: 10.1111/j.1556-4029.2011.01886.x. Epub 2011 Aug 9. Prevalence and effects of violence against women in a rural community in Minia governorate, Egypt. Habib SR, Abdel Azim EK, Fawzy IA, Kamal NN, El Sherbini AM. Forensic Medicine and Toxicology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Minia University, Egypt. ABSTRACT This study was carried out to investigate prevalenceContinue reading “Prevalence and effects of violence against women in a rural community in Minia governorate, Egypt.”
Egyptian ever-married women’s attitude toward discontinuation of female genital cutting.
Singapore Med J. 2010 Jan;51(1):15-20. Egyptian ever-married women’s attitude toward discontinuation of female genital cutting. Afifi M. Department of Primary Health Care, Ministry of Health (Headquarters) Dubai, PO Box 1853, Dubai, United Arab Emirates. afifidr@gmail.com INTRODUCTION: This study aimed to examine Egyptian ever-married women’s beliefs and attitude toward the discontinuation of female genital cutting (FGC).Continue reading “Egyptian ever-married women’s attitude toward discontinuation of female genital cutting.”
Female genital mutilation and domestic violence among Egyptian women.
J Sex Marital Ther. 2001 Oct-Dec;27(5):593-8. Female genital mutilation and domestic violence among Egyptian women. Refaat A, Dandash KF, el Defrawi MH, Eyada M. Community Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine, Suez Canal University, Ismailia, Egypt. ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to determine if there is a relationship between female circumcision and domestic violence.Continue reading “Female genital mutilation and domestic violence among Egyptian women.”
Female genital mutilation and its psychosexual impact.
J Sex Marital Ther. 2001 Oct-Dec;27(5):465-73. Female genital mutilation and its psychosexual impact. el-Defrawi MH, Lotfy G, Dandash KF, Refaat AH, Eyada M. Psychiatry Department, Faculty of Medicine, Suez Canal University, Ismailia, Egypt. ABSTRACT Two hundred and fifty women, randomly selected from the patients of Maternal and Childhood Centers in Ismailia, were examined gynecologically and interviewed to investigateContinue reading “Female genital mutilation and its psychosexual impact.”
Female genital mutilation: a descriptive study.
J Sex Marital Ther. 2001 Oct-Dec;27(5):453-8. Female genital mutilation: a descriptive study. Dandash KF, Refaat AH, Eyada M. Community Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine, Suez Canal University, Ismalia, Egypt. ABSTRACT Female circumcision is one of the tradition still practiced in Egypt. It is a custom related to morals. In order to study its practice inContinue reading “Female genital mutilation: a descriptive study.”
Female circumcision among Egyptian women.
Womens Health. 1995 Winter;1(4):309-28. Female circumcision among Egyptian women. Ericksen KP. Department of Psychology, University of California at Davis 95616, USA. kpericksen@ucdavis.edu Although a remarkable degree of consensus has been reached among international agencies, policymakers, and women’s health advocates that the practice of female circumcision should be eliminated, such consensus is not necessarily shared byContinue reading “Female circumcision among Egyptian women.”
Effects of Female Genital Cutting on the Sexual Function of Egyptian Women. A Cross-Sectional Study
J Sex Med. 2012;9:2682-2692. Effects of Female Genital Cutting on the Sexual Function of Egyptian Women. A Cross-Sectional Study Anis TH, Gheit SA, Awad HH, Saied HS ABSTRACT Introduction. The existing literature is conflicting regarding effects of female genital cutting (FGC) on sexual functions. Several studies from Africa over the past 20 years have challenged theContinue reading “Effects of Female Genital Cutting on the Sexual Function of Egyptian Women. A Cross-Sectional Study”
Female genital mutilation/cutting and issues of sexuality in Egypt.
Reprod Health Matters. 2010 Nov;18(36):181-90. Female genital mutilation/cutting and issues of sexuality in Egypt. Fahmy A, El-Mouelhy MT, Ragab AR. UNFPA-Egypt, Cairo, Egypt. Female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C), officially referred to as female circumcision and at community level as tahara (cleanliness), is still prevalent in Egypt. This study was designed to examine the role of femaleContinue reading “Female genital mutilation/cutting and issues of sexuality in Egypt.”
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