Tag Archives: Gambia

Meaning-making of female genital cutting: children’s perception and acquired knowledge of the ritual.

Int J Womens Health. 2013 Apr 15;5:165-75. doi: 10.2147/IJWH.S40447. Print 2013. Meaning-making of female genital cutting: children’s perception and acquired knowledge of the ritual. Schultz JH, Lien IL. Norwegian Center for Violence and Traumatic Stress Studies, Oslo, Norway. ABSTRACT How do girls who have undergone female genital cutting understand the ritual? This study provides anContinue reading “Meaning-making of female genital cutting: children’s perception and acquired knowledge of the ritual.”

Time will tell.

J R Soc Med. 2008 Dec;101(12):609-10. doi: 10.1258/jrsm.2008.08k031.  Time will tell. Starin D. University College London Gower Street, London, UK. e.starin@ucl.ac.uk EXTRACT …Young girls walk along the paths carrying even younger children on their backs and small bundles of fire wood on their heads, practising for their future roles. Up here in the now-green rainyContinue reading “Time will tell.”

Dynamics of change in the practice of female genital cutting in Senegambia: testing predictions of social convention theory.

Soc Sci Med. 2011 Oct;73(8):1275-83. Epub 2011 Aug 26. Dynamics of change in the practice of female genital cutting in Senegambia: testing predictions of social convention theory. Shell-Duncan B, Wander K, Hernlund Y, Moreau A. University of Washington, Department of Anthropology, Box 353100, Seattle, WA 98195-3100, United States. bsd@u.washington.edu ABSTRACT Recent reviews of intervention efforts aimed atContinue reading “Dynamics of change in the practice of female genital cutting in Senegambia: testing predictions of social convention theory.”

Are there “stages of change” in the practice of female genital cutting?: Qualitative research findings from Senegal and The Gambia.

Afr J Reprod Health. 2006 Aug;10(2):57-71. Are there “stages of change” in the practice of female genital cutting?: Qualitative research findings from Senegal and The Gambia. Shell-Duncan B, Herniund Y. Department of Anthropology, University of Washington, Box 353100 Seattle, WA 98195-3100, USA. bsd@u.washington.edu ABSTRACT In recent years there has been growing interest in developing theoreticalContinue reading “Are there “stages of change” in the practice of female genital cutting?: Qualitative research findings from Senegal and The Gambia.”

Strengthening the emergency healthcare system for mothers and children in The Gambia.

Reprod Health. 2010 Aug 18;7:21. Strengthening the emergency healthcare system for mothers and children in The Gambia. Cole-Ceesay R, Cherian M, Sonko A, Shivute N, Cham M, Davis M, Fatty F, Wieteska S, Baro M, Watson D, Phillips B, Macdonald R, Hayden B, Southall D. Head Office, Maternal and Childhealth Advocacy International (MCAI), Conway Chambers,Continue reading “Strengthening the emergency healthcare system for mothers and children in The Gambia.”

Maternal mortality in the rural Gambia, a qualitative study on access to emergency obstetric care.

Reprod Health. 2005 May 4;2(1):3. Maternal mortality in the rural Gambia, a qualitative study on access to emergency obstetric care. Cham M, Sundby J, Vangen S. Institute of Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, Norway. johanne.sundby@medisin.uio.no. Abstract BACKGROUND: Maternal mortality is the vital indicator with the greatest disparity between developed and developing countries.Continue reading “Maternal mortality in the rural Gambia, a qualitative study on access to emergency obstetric care.”

The burden of reproductive-organ disease in rural women in The Gambia, West Africa.

Lancet. 2001 Apr 14;357(9263):1161-7. The burden of reproductive-organ disease in rural women in The Gambia, West Africa. Walraven G, Scherf C, West B, Ekpo G, Paine K, Coleman R, Bailey R, Morison L. Medical Research Council Laboratories, Farafenni Field Station, PO Box 273, The, Banjul, Gambia. gwalraven@mrc.gm Abstract BACKGROUND: Data on the epidemiology of reproductive-organContinue reading “The burden of reproductive-organ disease in rural women in The Gambia, West Africa.”

The long-term reproductive health consequences of female genital cutting in rural Gambia: a community-based survey

Trop Med Int Health. 2001 Aug; 6(8): 643-653 The long-term reproductive health consequences of female genital cutting in rural Gambia: a community-based survey Morison L, Scherf C, Ekpo G, Paine K, West B, Coleman R, Walraven G ABSTRACT This paper examines the association between traditional practices of female genital cutting (FGC) and adult women’s reproductiveContinue reading “The long-term reproductive health consequences of female genital cutting in rural Gambia: a community-based survey”

Health consequences of female genital mutilation/cutting in the Gambia, evidence into action.

Reprod Health. 2011 Oct 3;8:26. Health consequences of female genital mutilation/cutting in the Gambia, evidence into action. Kaplan A, Hechavarría S, Martín M, Bonhoure I. Cátedra de Transferencia del Conocimiento/Parc de Recerca UAB-Santander, Departamento de Antropología Social y Cultural, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain. adriana.kaplan@uab.cat ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C) is a harmfulContinue reading “Health consequences of female genital mutilation/cutting in the Gambia, evidence into action.”