Health Care for Women International. DOI: 10.1080/07399332.2012.721417. Accepted author version posted online: 04 Sep 2012 A Tradition in Transition: Factors Perpetuating and Hindering the Continuance of Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C) Summarized in a Systematic Review Rigmor C. Berg & Eva Denison ABSTRACT Understanding the forces underpinning FGM/C is a necessary first step to prevent the continuation of a practice thatContinue reading “A Tradition in Transition: Factors Perpetuating and Hindering the Continuance of Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C) Summarized in a Systematic Review”
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Isaacs D.: Circumcision
J Paediatr Child Health. 2011 Jan;47(1-2):1. doi:10.1111/j.1440-1754.2010.01960.x. Editorial: Circumcision. Isaacs D. EXTRACT What is the name of the useless bit at the end of a penis? A man of course, but circumcision is no joke. If you crave controversy, choose a topic concerned with sex or religion. The ancient ritual of circumcision meets both criteria. In the secondContinue reading “Isaacs D.: Circumcision”
[History of arteficial deformation of the human body. V. Selfmutilation, ritual mutilation].
Orv Hetil. 2011 Sep 18;152(38):1544-6. [History of arteficial deformation of the human body. V. Selfmutilation, ritual mutilation]. [Article in Hungarian] Józsa L. jozsalg@freemail.hu No abstract is available. This article can be purchased in this LINK
Intergenerational attitude changes regarding female genital cutting in Nigeria.
J Womens Health (Larchmt). 2011 Nov;20(11):1655-61. Epub 2011 Sep 15. Intergenerational attitude changes regarding female genital cutting in Nigeria. Alo OA, Gbadebo B. Department of Sociology, Adekunle Ajasin University , Akungba Akoko, Ondo State, Nigeria. bumssy2004@yahoo.com ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: The practice of female genital cutting (FGC) is widespread in Nigeria and varies from one ethnic group toContinue reading “Intergenerational attitude changes regarding female genital cutting in Nigeria.”
Physical and psychological sequelae of female genital mutilation: a case report.
Niger J Med. 2004 Jul-Sep;13(3):293-4. Physical and psychological sequelae of female genital mutilation: a case report. Ibekwe PC. Department of Obstetrics And Gynaecology, Ebonyi State University Teaching Hospital, Abakaliki, Nigeria. Erratum in Niger J Med. 2005 Oct-Dec;14(4):461. BACKGROUND: One harmful traditional practice that has resisted change in many African countries is female genital mutilation (FGM),Continue reading “Physical and psychological sequelae of female genital mutilation: a case report.”
[Need for more research on female circumcision. Lack of communication between women and men conserves the traditional practice]
Lakartidningen. 2001 Nov 21;98(47):5355-8, 5360. [Need for more research on female circumcision. Lack of communication between women and men conserves the traditional practice]. [Article in Swedish] Almroth L, Almroth-Berggren V, Bergström S. Barnkliniken, Centralsjukhuset i Kristianstad. lars.almroth@hem.utfors.se ABSTRACT Several studies in cultures in which FGM is widely performed have shown an emerging questioning of theContinue reading “[Need for more research on female circumcision. Lack of communication between women and men conserves the traditional practice]”
A Rose by Any Other Name? Rethinking the Similarities and Differences between Male and Female Genital Cutting
Med Anthropol Q. 2007 Sept; 21 (3): 301–323 A Rose by Any Other Name? Rethinking the Similarities and Differences between Male and Female Genital Cutting Darby R, Svoboda JS ABSTRACT In this article, we offer a critical examination of the tendency to segregate discussion of surgical alterations to the male and female genitals into separate compartments—the firstContinue reading “A Rose by Any Other Name? Rethinking the Similarities and Differences between Male and Female Genital Cutting”
Sudanese women’s struggle to eliminate harmful practices.
Plan Parent Chall. 1995;(2):17-8, 21-2. Sudanese women’s struggle to eliminate harmful practices. Hassan A. ABSTRACT PIP: Female genital mutilation (FGM) is widely accepted in the Sudan regardless of educational level. Findings from the 1989-90 Sudan Demographic and Health Survey indicate that a large majority of both men and women approved of the procedure. 73% ofContinue reading “Sudanese women’s struggle to eliminate harmful practices.”
Male and female genital cutting among Southern Thailand’s Muslims: rituals, biomedical practice and local discourses
Cult Health Sex. 2010;12(7):725-738 Male and female genital cutting among Southern Thailand’s Muslims: rituals, biomedical practice and local discourses Merli C Department of Anthropology, Durham University, Durham, UK This paper explores how local people in a province in southern Thailand perceive the practice of male andfemale genital cutting. In order to understand the importance placed on these practices,Continue reading “Male and female genital cutting among Southern Thailand’s Muslims: rituals, biomedical practice and local discourses”
Elongation of labia minora in Uganda: including Baganda men in a risk reduction education programme.
Cult Health Sex. 2011 Jan;13(1):45-57. Elongation of labia minora in Uganda: including Baganda men in a risk reduction education programme. Martínez Pérez G, Namulondo H Dept. Fisiatry and Nursing, Fac. Health Sciences, Univ. Zaragoza (Spain). gmartinezgabas@gmail.com Okukyalira ensiko or ‘visiting the bush’ is how, in Uganda, the Baganda people name the practice of elongating the labia minora, which young girls start performingContinue reading “Elongation of labia minora in Uganda: including Baganda men in a risk reduction education programme.”
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