J Biosoc Sci. Oct 2002 34(04): 525-539 Determinants of coital frequency among married women in Central African Republic: The role of Female Genital Cutting Stewart H, Morison L, White R ABSTRACT This paper examines determinants of one aspect of sexual behaviour – coital frequency – among 2188 married women in the Central African Republic using aContinue reading “Determinants of coital frequency among married women in Central African Republic: The role of Female Genital Cutting”
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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.”
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.”
Sorting out misunderstandings: genital cutting and transnational sisterhood.
Arch Sex Behav. 2004 Feb;33(1):2-3; author reply 3. Sorting out misunderstandings: genital cutting and transnational sisterhood. James SM, Robertson CC. No abstract is available for this letter. This article can be purchased in this LINk
Male and female viewpoints on female circumcision in Ekpeye, Rivers State, Nigeria.
Afr J Reprod Health. 2002 Dec;6(3):44-52. Male and female viewpoints on female circumcision in Ekpeye, Rivers State, Nigeria. Briggs LA. Department of Human Kinetics, Health and Safety Education, Rivers State College of Education, Port Harcourt. ABSTRACT One hundred and ninety five male and female volunteers across the social strata were interviewed using structured questionnaire. DataContinue reading “Male and female viewpoints on female circumcision in Ekpeye, Rivers State, Nigeria.”
Interpreting female genital cutting: moving beyond the impasse.
Annu Rev Sex Res. 2000;11:158-90. Interpreting female genital cutting: moving beyond the impasse. Leonard L. Johns Hopkins University, School of Public Health, 615 N. Wolfe Street, Room 7142, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA. lleonard@jhsph.edu Female genital cutting has been practiced in many parts of the world but is now most prevalent in sub-Saharan Africa. Particularly inContinue reading “Interpreting female genital cutting: moving beyond the impasse.”
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