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“A Somali girl is Muslim and does not have premarital sex. Is vaccination really necessary?” A qualitative study into the perceptions of Somali women in the Netherlands about the prevention of cervical cancer

Int J Equity Health. 2015 Aug 21;14(1):68. doi: 10.1186/s12939-015-0198-3. “A Somali girl is Muslim and does not have premarital sex. Is vaccination really necessary?” A qualitative study into the perceptions of Somali women in the Netherlands about the prevention of cervical cancer. Salad J, Verdonk P, de Boer F, Abma TA BACKGROUND INTRODUCTION: Participation inContinue reading ““A Somali girl is Muslim and does not have premarital sex. Is vaccination really necessary?” A qualitative study into the perceptions of Somali women in the Netherlands about the prevention of cervical cancer”

Coping and chronic psychosocial consequences of female genital mutilation in the Netherlands.

Ethn Health. 2012 Dec;17(6):677-95. doi: 10.1080/13557858.2013.771148. Coping and chronic psychosocial consequences of female genital mutilation in the Netherlands. Vloeberghs E, van der Kwaak A, Knipscheer J, van den Muijsenbergh M. Research & Development Department , PHAROS – Knowledge and Advisory Centre on Refugees’ and Migrants’ Health , Utrecht , The Netherlands. Objective. The study presentedContinue reading “Coping and chronic psychosocial consequences of female genital mutilation in the Netherlands.”

Europe debates circumcision…and what about the child’s best interest?

Bioethics. 2012 Oct;26(8):ii-iii. doi: 10.1111/j.1467-8519.2012.02010.x. Europe debates circumcision…and what about the child’s best interest? Schüklenk U. No abstract is available for this article. This article can be purchased in this LINK

[Diagnostic image. A woman with a vulvar swelling]

Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd. 2009;153:A115. [Diagnostic image. A woman with a vulvar swelling]. [Article in Dutch] Lashley LE, Feitsma HA. Leids Universitair Medisch Centrum, afd. Gynaecologie, Leiden, The Netherlands. lisalashley@hotmail.com A 25-year-old woman presented with a tumour above the labia minora, due to an epidermal cyst. There is no link to view this article online.

The lower prevalence of female genital mutilation in the Netherlands: a nationwide study in Dutch midwifery practices.

Int J Public Health. 2012 Apr;57(2):413-20. The lower prevalence of female genital mutilation in the Netherlands: a nationwide study in Dutch midwifery practices. Korfker DG, Reis R, Rijnders ME, Meijer-van Asperen S, Read L, Sanjuan M, Herschderfer K, Buitendijk SE. TNO Innovation for Life, Leiden, The Netherlands. dineke.korfker@tno.nl ABSTRACT OBJECTIVES: To determine the prevalence ofContinue reading “The lower prevalence of female genital mutilation in the Netherlands: a nationwide study in Dutch midwifery practices.”

[Female circumcision; histories of 3 patients] #3

Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd. 1999 Nov 13;143(46):2337; author reply 2337-8. [Female circumcision; histories of 3 patients]. [Article in Dutch] Gianotten WL, Huisman WM. No link to view this article online.

Baaij M, Kagie MJ; Female circumcision; histories of 3 patients

Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd. 1999 Aug 21;143(34):1721-4. [Female circumcision; histories of 3 patients]. [Article in Dutch] Baaij M, Kagie MJ. Medisch Centrum Haaglanden, locatie Westeinde, Den Haag. Comment in Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd. 2000 Jan 8;144(2):95-6. ABSTRACT Three Somali women presented with problems of the infibulation they had undergone when they were girls. The first one wasContinue reading “Baaij M, Kagie MJ; Female circumcision; histories of 3 patients”

[Female circumcision: histories of 3 patients] #2

Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd. 2000 Jan 8;144(2):95-6. [Female circumcision: histories of 3 patients]. [Article in Dutch] van Roosmalen J, Derksen J. Comment on Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd. 1999 Aug 21;143(34):1721-4. No link to view this article online.

[Female circumcision; the histories of 3 patients] #1

Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd. 1999 Nov 13;143(46):2336-7; author reply 2337-8. [Female circumcision; the histories of 3 patients]. [Article in Dutch] Bender J. No link to view this article online.

Dutch government cracks down on female circumcision

Lancet. 2004 May;363(9420):1531 Dutch government cracks down on female circumcision van Kolfschooten F Preview The Netherlands is taking measures to crack down on female genital mutilation (FGM) because of the practice’s severe physical and psychological effects. Last week, the Dutch cabinet set up a committee to develop a control system for the prevention and detectionContinue reading “Dutch government cracks down on female circumcision”