Clinical Simulation in Nursing. 2017 Dec;14:79-84. doi: 10.1016/j.srhc.2017.09.003. Epub 2017 Sep 30. Married women’s negotiation for safer sexual intercourse in Kenya: Does experience of female genital mutilation matter? Chai X, Sano Y, Kansanga M, Baada J, Antabe R ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: Married women’s ability to negotiate for safer sex is important for HIV prevention in sub-SaharanContinue reading “Married women’s negotiation for safer sexual intercourse in Kenya: Does experience of female genital mutilation matter?”
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Delivering culturally sensitive, sexual health education in western Kenya: a phenomenological case study.
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.”
Adolescent and Parental Reactions to Puberty in Nigeria and Kenya: A Cross-Cultural and Intergenerational Comparison.
J Adolesc Health. 2017 Oct;61(4S):S35-S41. doi: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2017.03.014. Adolescent and Parental Reactions to Puberty in Nigeria and Kenya: A Cross-Cultural and Intergenerational Comparison. Bello BM, Fatusi AO, Adepoju OE, Maina BW, Kabiru CW, Sommer M, Mmari K. ABSTRACT PURPOSE: This qualitative study assesses the cross-cultural and intergenerational reactions of young adolescents and parents to puberty inContinue reading “Adolescent and Parental Reactions to Puberty in Nigeria and Kenya: A Cross-Cultural and Intergenerational Comparison.”
Injured bodies, damaged lives: experiences and narratives of Kenyan women with obstetric fistula and Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting.
Reprod Health. 2017 Mar 14;14(1):38. doi: 10.1186/s12978-017-0300-y. Injured bodies, damaged lives: experiences and narratives of Kenyan women with obstetric fistula and Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting. Mwanri L, Gatwiri GJ. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: It is well acknowledged that Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C/C) leads to medical, psychological and sociocultural sequels. Over 200 million cases of FGM/C exist globally, and in KenyaContinue reading “Injured bodies, damaged lives: experiences and narratives of Kenyan women with obstetric fistula and Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting.”
The relation of female circumcision to sexual behavior in Kenya and Nigeria
Women Health. 2016 Jun 29:1-18. [Epub ahead of print] The relation of female circumcision to sexual behavior in Kenya and Nigeria. Mpofu S, Odimegwu C, De Wet N, Adedini S, Akinyemi J ABSTRACT One of the reasons for the perpetuation of female circumcision is that it controls female sexuality. In this study, the authors examinedContinue reading “The relation of female circumcision to sexual behavior in Kenya and Nigeria”
Episiotomy and obstetric outcomes among women living with type 3 female genital mutilation: a secondary analysis
Reprod Health. 2016 Oct 10;13(1):131. Episiotomy and obstetric outcomes among women living with type 3 female genital mutilation: a secondary analysis. Rodriguez MI, Seuc A, Say L, Hindin MJ BACKGROUND: To investigate the association between type of episiotomy and obstetric outcomes among 6,187 women with type 3 Female Genital Mutilation (FGM). METHODS: We conducted aContinue reading “Episiotomy and obstetric outcomes among women living with type 3 female genital mutilation: a secondary analysis”
Female Genital Mutilation in Kenya: are young men allies in social change programmes?
Reprod Health Matters. 2016 May;24(47):118-25. doi: 10.1016/j.rhm.2016.06.002. Female Genital Mutilation in Kenya: are young men allies in social change programmes? Brown E, Mwangi-Powell F, Jerotich M, le May V ABSTRACT The Girl Summit held in 2014 aimed to mobilise greater effort to end Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) within a generation, building on a global movementContinue reading “Female Genital Mutilation in Kenya: are young men allies in social change programmes?”
Circumcising Circumcision: Renegotiating Beliefs and Practices among Somali Women in Johannesburg and Nairobi
Med Anthropol. 2015 Jun 15. [Epub ahead of print] Circumcising Circumcision: Renegotiating Beliefs and Practices among Somali Women in Johannesburg and Nairobi. Jinnah Z, Lowe L ABSTRACT Female circumcision amongst Somalis is a deeply personal and subjective practice, framed within traditional norms and cultural practices, but negotiated within contemporary realities to produce a set ofContinue reading “Circumcising Circumcision: Renegotiating Beliefs and Practices among Somali Women in Johannesburg and Nairobi”
ATTITUDES OF CIRCUMCISED WOMEN TOWARDS DISCONTINUATION OF GENITAL CUTTING OF THEIR DAUGHTERS IN KENYA.
J Biosoc Sci. 2014 Jul 3:1-16. [Epub ahead of print] ATTITUDES OF CIRCUMCISED WOMEN TOWARDS DISCONTINUATION OF GENITAL CUTTING OF THEIR DAUGHTERS IN KENYA. Patra S, Singh RK. ABSTRACT Female genital cutting (FGC) is widely practised in Kenya. However, its prevalence has declined over the last two decades (38.0% in 1998 KDHS, 32.2% in 2003Continue reading “ATTITUDES OF CIRCUMCISED WOMEN TOWARDS DISCONTINUATION OF GENITAL CUTTING OF THEIR DAUGHTERS IN KENYA.”
Spatial modelling and mapping of female genital mutilation in Kenya.
BMC Public Health. 2014 Mar 25;14(1):276. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-14-276. Spatial modelling and mapping of female genital mutilation in Kenya. Achia TN. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) is still prevalent in several communities in Kenya and other areas in Africa, as well as being practiced by some migrants from African countries living in other parts ofContinue reading “Spatial modelling and mapping of female genital mutilation in Kenya.”
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