Arch Gynecol Obstet. 2014 Sep 21. [Epub ahead of print] Perception and attitude of pregnant women in a rural community north-west Nigeria to female genital mutilation. Ashimi AO, Amole TG. ABSTRACT PURPOSE: Nigeria has the highest absolute number of residents who have undergone female genital mutilation (FGM) and most are carried out during infancy; howeverContinue reading “Perception and attitude of pregnant women in a rural community north-west Nigeria to female genital mutilation”
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Genital mutilation as an expression of power structures: ending FGM through education, empowerment of women and removal of taboos.
Afr J Reprod Health. 2006 Aug;10(2):13-7. Genital mutilation as an expression of power structures: ending FGM through education, empowerment of women and removal of taboos. Finke E. There is no ABSTRACT available for this article. There is no LINK available to view this article online.
BENIN-TOGO: Can microcredit turn FGM/C cutters to new trades?
IRIN Africa News. A service of the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. 26 Dec 2008. BENIN-TOGO: Can microcredit turn FGM/C cutters to new trades? EXTRACT … TCHAMBA, 26 December 2008 (IRIN) – For years, the Togolese government and its NGO partners have been trying to convince women who perform female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) toContinue reading “BENIN-TOGO: Can microcredit turn FGM/C cutters to new trades?”
E-solidarity, a means of fighting against FGM (Female Genital Mutilation)
Education and the Knowledge Society. IFIP International Federation for Information Processing. 2005, 161: 231-236. E-solidarity, a means of fighting against FGM (Female Genital Mutilation) Corsini-Karagouni A ABSTRACT This project aims to contribute to the eradication of the practice of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) throughout the Maasailand in Kenya in agreement with the World Health Organisation (WHO) policyContinue reading “E-solidarity, a means of fighting against FGM (Female Genital Mutilation)”
News: Women’s groups in Kenya win small victory against female circumcision
Lancet. 2001 feb;357(9253):371 News: Women’s groups in Kenya win small victory against female circumcision Baleta A Preview The Kenyan Family Planning Association (FPA) has confirmed newspaper reports that the ninie young girls who were admitted to hospital in Western Kenya 2-weeks ago with profuse bleeding, were admitted because of botched circumcisions. The FPA say thatContinue reading “News: Women’s groups in Kenya win small victory against female circumcision”
Female genital mutilation in Egypt
Lancet. 2007 June;369(9576):1858 Female genital mutilation in Egypt Afifi M Preview I would like to add a few comments to the World Report by Wairagala Wakabi (March 31, p 1069).1 Research from Egypt has shown that highly empowered women were eight times less likely to intend female genital mutilation (FGM) for their daughters than those lessContinue reading “Female genital mutilation in Egypt”
Female genital mutilation: have we made progress?
International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics. 2003 Sept;82(3):251-261 Female genital mutilation: have we made progress? Toubia NF, Sharief EH RAINBO (Research, Action and Information Network for Bodily Integrity of Women), London, UK ABSTRACT Interest curtailing the practice of female genital mutilation (FGM) has increased in the past 20 years. Although the political and legal environmentContinue reading “Female genital mutilation: have we made progress?”
The impact of female genital cutting on health of newly married women
International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics. 2007 June;97(3):238-244 The impact of female genital cutting on health of newly married women. Elnashar A, Abdelhady R ABSTRACT Objective To detect the rate of female genital cutting among a sample of newly married women in Benha city, and make a comparison between circumcised and non-circumcised women regarding long-termContinue reading “The impact of female genital cutting on health of newly married women”
Growing rejection of female genital cutting among women of reproductive age in Amhara, Ethiopia
Cult Health Sex. 2009;11(4):443-452 Growing rejection of female genital cutting among women of reproductive age in Amhara, Ethiopia Rahlenbeck SI, Mekonnen W. a Consultant in Public Health, Berlin, Germany b School of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, Addis Abeba University, Addis Abeba, Ethiopia ABSTRACT Data on female genital cutting are presented from 1942 women aged 15–49 years in Amhara region,Continue reading “Growing rejection of female genital cutting among women of reproductive age in Amhara, Ethiopia”
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