Med Educ Online. 2016 Jan;21(1):31023. doi: 10.3402/meo.v21.31023. Reshaping the global health agenda: female genital cutting. Al-Saadi N, Khan H, Auckburally S, Al-Saadi A, Khan T. EXTRACT Female genital cutting (FGC) is described by the World Health Organization as ‘all procedures that involve partial or total removal of the female external genitalia or other injury to theContinue reading “Reshaping the global health agenda: female genital cutting.”
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Knowledge and attitudes toward female genital cutting among West African male immigrants in New York City.
Health Care Women Int. 2017 May;38(5):463-477. doi: 10.1080/07399332.2017.1294593. Epub 2017 Feb 13. Knowledge and attitudes toward female genital cutting among West African male immigrants in New York City. Akinsulure-Smith AM, Chu T. ABSTRACT In this project, we explored knowledge and attitudes toward female genital cutting (FGC) in a survey of 107 West African immigrants, including 36 men. Men inContinue reading “Knowledge and attitudes toward female genital cutting among West African male immigrants in New York City.”
‘Female genital mutilation’ in Europe: Public discourse versus empirical evidence
International Journal of Law, Crime and Justice, Available online 2 May 2017. ‘Female genital mutilation’ in Europe: Public discourse versus empirical evidence Johnsdotter S, Mestre i Mestre RM HIGHLIGHTS • There is a discrepancy between public discourse and empirical evidence regarding ‘female genital mutilation’ in Europe. • Framing FGM as a widespread social problem in Europe creates myths aboutContinue reading “‘Female genital mutilation’ in Europe: Public discourse versus empirical evidence”
Cultural change after migration: Circumcision of girls in Western migrant communities
Best Practice & Research Clinical Obstetrics & Gynaecology, 2016;(32):15-25 Cultural change after migration: Circumcision of girls in Western migrant communities Johnsdotter S, Essén B ABSTRACT This paper reviews the current knowledge on cultural change after migration in the practice of female circumcision, also named genital cutting or mutilation. Explorative studies show trends of radical change ofContinue reading “Cultural change after migration: Circumcision of girls in Western migrant communities”
[Genital mutilation of women. A new challenge for the health service]. [Article in Norwegian]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen. 1993 Sep 10;113(21):2704-7. [Genital mutilation of women. A new challenge for the health service]. [Article in Norwegian] Sundby J, Austveg B ABSTRACT Female circumcision, or genital mutilation is practised around the world. Because of war, conflicts and poverty, many women from cultures involving this practice now enter European communities. Some of themContinue reading “[Genital mutilation of women. A new challenge for the health service]. [Article in Norwegian]”
Frequency-Dependent Social Transmission and the Interethnic Transfer of Female Genital Modification in the African Diaspora and Indigenous Populations of Colombia
Hum Nat. 2015 Oct 15. [Epub ahead of print] Frequency-Dependent Social Transmission and the Interethnic Transfer of Female Genital Modification in the African Diaspora and Indigenous Populations of Colombia Ross CT, Campiño PJ, Winterhalder B ABSTRACT We present a quantitative account based on ethnographic and documentary research of the prevalence of female genital modification (FGMo)Continue reading “Frequency-Dependent Social Transmission and the Interethnic Transfer of Female Genital Modification in the African Diaspora and Indigenous Populations of Colombia”
“A Somali girl is Muslim and does not have premarital sex. Is vaccination really necessary?” A qualitative study into the perceptions of Somali women in the Netherlands about the prevention of cervical cancer
Int J Equity Health. 2015 Aug 21;14(1):68. doi: 10.1186/s12939-015-0198-3. “A Somali girl is Muslim and does not have premarital sex. Is vaccination really necessary?” A qualitative study into the perceptions of Somali women in the Netherlands about the prevention of cervical cancer. Salad J, Verdonk P, de Boer F, Abma TA BACKGROUND INTRODUCTION: Participation inContinue reading ““A Somali girl is Muslim and does not have premarital sex. Is vaccination really necessary?” A qualitative study into the perceptions of Somali women in the Netherlands about the prevention of cervical cancer”
Zambian Women in South Africa: Insights Into Health Experiences of Labia Elongation
Journal of Sex Research (iFirst). 10.1080/00224499.2014.1003027 Zambian Women in South Africa: Insights Into Health Experiences of Labia Elongation G Martinez Perez, M Mubanga, C Tomás Aznar, B Bagnol ABSTRACT Labia minora elongation consists in the manual stretching of the inner lips of the external genitalia. This practice is documented in east and southern Africa. TheContinue reading “Zambian Women in South Africa: Insights Into Health Experiences of Labia Elongation”
Supporting the Abandonment of Female Genital Mutilation in the Context of Migration
IOM International Organization for Migration. Supporting the Abandonment of Female Genital Mutilation in the Context of Migration EXTRACT …IOM became increasingly concerned and aware of the practice of FGM when the numbers of African women refugees requiring health assessments for resettlement began to rise.10 The organization therefore started to address the issue within the frameworkContinue reading “Supporting the Abandonment of Female Genital Mutilation in the Context of Migration”
Female genital mutilation: The abuse has to stop
Midwifery, 2014, 30, 277–278. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.midw.2014.02.001 Female genital mutilation: The abuse has to stop Bick D ABSTRACT Female genital mutilation (FGM) involves the partial or total removal of the female external genitalia or injury of the genitalia with no medical indication or resulting health benefit (World Health Organisation, 2008). It is a custom prevalent inContinue reading “Female genital mutilation: The abuse has to stop”
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