Afr J AIDS Res. 2017 Sep;16(3):193-202. doi: 10.2989/16085906.2017.1349682. Delivering culturally sensitive, sexual health education in western Kenya: a phenomenological case study. Lacey G ABSTRACT While generic programmes have been created to raise sexual health awareness, these cannot always be applied to communities whose cultures and circumstances make them especially vulnerable to infection. Taking a phenomenologicalContinue reading “Delivering culturally sensitive, sexual health education in western Kenya: a phenomenological case study.”
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Empowering girls in Sierra Leone: initiation into the Bondo society.
J Dev Behav Pediatr. 2010 Feb-Mar;31(2):172-3. doi: 10.1097/DBP.0b013e3181d55a5d. Empowering girls in Sierra Leone: initiation into the Bondo society. Ahmadu FS. There is no abstract available This article can be purchased in this LINK
The experiences of African women giving birth in Brisbane, Australia.
Health Care Women Int. 2010 May;31(5):458-72. doi: 10.1080/07399330903548928. The experiences of African women giving birth in Brisbane, Australia. Murray L, Windsor C, Parker E, Tewfik O. School of Public Health, Queensland University of Technology, Kelvin Grove, Brisbane, Australia. linda.murray@qut.edu.au ABSTRACT Our purpose in this research was to uncover first-person descriptions of the birth experiences ofContinue reading “The experiences of African women giving birth in Brisbane, Australia.”
Female genital cutting starts to decline among women in Oromia, Ethiopia.
Reprod Biomed Online. 2010 Jun;20(7):867-72. doi: 10.1016/j.rbmo.2010.01.009. Epub 2010 Feb 1. Female genital cutting starts to decline among women in Oromia, Ethiopia. Rahlenbeck S, Mekonnen W, Melkamu Y. Department of Public Health, School of Medicine, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. rahlenbeck@hotmail.com ABSTRACT The study explored factors influencing attitudes towards the practice of female genitalContinue reading “Female genital cutting starts to decline among women in Oromia, Ethiopia.”
[Female genital mutilation: have you been dealing with them?]
Gynecol Obstet Fertil. 2009 Jul-Aug;37(7-8):683. doi: 10.1016/j.gyobfe.2009.06.001. Epub 2009 Jul 7. [Female genital mutilation: have you been dealing with them?]. [Article in French] Ivorra-Deleuze D. Service de gynécologie-obstétrique, hôpital Nord, AP-HM, chemin des Bourrelys, 13015 Marseille, France. ivorra_delphine@yahoo.fr No abstract is available for this article. This article can be purchased in this LINK
Genitals and ethnicity: the politics of genital modifications
Reprod Health Matters. May 2010, 18(35):29-37. Genitals and ethnicity: the politics of genital modifications Johnsdotter S, Essen B ABSTRACT The discrepancy in societal attitudes toward female genital cosmetic surgery for European women and female genital cutting in primarily African girl children and women raises the following fundamental question. How can it be that extensive genitalmodifications, including reduction of labial and clitoral tissue, are consideredContinue reading “Genitals and ethnicity: the politics of genital modifications”
The effects of female genital mutilation on the onset of sexual activity and marriage in Guinea.
Arch Sex Behav. 2009 Apr;38(2):178-85. Epub 2007 Oct 18. The effects of female genital mutilation on the onset of sexual activity and marriage in Guinea. Van Rossem R, Gage AJ. Vakgroep Sociologie, Universiteit Gent, Korte Meer 3-5, 9000, Ghent, Belgium. ronan.vanrossem@ugent.be ABSTRACT Female genital mutilation (FGM) is almost universal in Guinea and practiced by allContinue reading “The effects of female genital mutilation on the onset of sexual activity and marriage in Guinea.”
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