Health Surveys

Female genital cutting: A survey among healthcare professionals in Italy.

J Obstet Gynaecol. 2014 Sep 29:1-4. [Epub ahead of print] Female genital cutting: A survey among healthcare professionals in Italy. Surico D, Amadori R, Gastaldo LB, Tinelli R, Surico N. ABSTRACT This study aims to evaluate the knowledge of female genital cutting (FGC) in a tertiary teaching hospital in Italy. A survey questionnaire on FGCContinue reading “Female genital cutting: A survey among healthcare professionals in Italy.”

Estimates of female genital mutilation/cutting in 27 African countries and Yemen.

Stud Fam Plann. 2013 Jun;44(2):189-204. doi: 10.1111/j.1728-4465.2013.00352.x. Estimates of female genital mutilation/cutting in 27 African countries and Yemen. Yoder PS, Wang S, Johansen E. ICF Macro, 11785 Beltsville Drive, Suite 300, Calverton, MD 20705, USA. Stan.Yoder@icfi.com ABSTRACT The practice of female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) has been documented in many countries in Africa and in severalContinue reading “Estimates of female genital mutilation/cutting in 27 African countries and Yemen.”

A survey on knowledge of female genital mutilation guidelines.

Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand. 2013 Jul;92(7):858-61. doi: 10.1111/aogs.12144. Epub 2013 May 10. A survey on knowledge of female genital mutilation guidelines. Purchase TC, Lamoudi M, Colman S, Allen S, Latthe P, Jolly K. College of Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK. ABSTRACT The increase in immigration from countries with a high prevalenceContinue reading “A survey on knowledge of female genital mutilation guidelines.”

Benin: Report on Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) or Female Genital Cutting (FGC)

United States Department of State. 2001. Benin: Report on Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) or Female Genital Cutting (FGC), 1 June 2001 NN.AA. EXTRACT …The Benin chapter of the Inter-African Committee on Traditional Practices Affecting the Health of Women and Children (IAC) conducted a survey in 1992. It estimated that the percentage of women who haveContinue reading “Benin: Report on Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) or Female Genital Cutting (FGC)”

Women’s empowerment and the intention to continue the practice of female genital cutting in Egypt.

Arch Iran Med. 2009 Mar;12(2):154-60. Women’s empowerment and the intention to continue the practice of female genital cutting in Egypt. Afifi M. Department of Primary Health Care, MOH (HQ), P.O. Box 1853, Dubai, UAE. afifidr@yahoo.co.uk BACKGROUND: The study aimed to (dis)prove the association of the level of women’s empowerment with their future intention to perpetuateContinue reading “Women’s empowerment and the intention to continue the practice of female genital cutting in Egypt.”

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.”