Perception

Female Circumcision: Perceptions of Clients and Caregivers

Journal of American College Health,1985, 33(5), 193-197 Female Circumcision: Perceptions of Clients and Caregivers Shaw E ABSTRACT Female circumcision is a custom which continues to be widespread in many parts of the word, yet very little is known about the practice by health care providers in the United States. Student health services in colleges andContinue reading “Female Circumcision: Perceptions of Clients and Caregivers”

Perception and attitude of pregnant women in a rural community north-west Nigeria to female genital mutilation

Arch Gynecol Obstet. 2014 Sep 21. [Epub ahead of print] Perception and attitude of pregnant women in a rural community north-west Nigeria to female genital mutilation. Ashimi AO, Amole TG. ABSTRACT PURPOSE: Nigeria has the highest absolute number of residents who have undergone female genital mutilation (FGM) and most are carried out during infancy; howeverContinue reading “Perception and attitude of pregnant women in a rural community north-west Nigeria to female genital mutilation”

Males’ preference for circumcised women in northern Ghana

Afr J Reprod Health. 2006 Aug;10(2):37-47. Males’ preference for circumcised women in northern Ghana. Sakeah E, Beke A, Doctor HV, Hodgson AV. Navrongo Health Research Centre, P.O. Box 114, Navrongo, Upper East Region, Ghana. esakeah@yahoo.co.uk ABSTRACT Female genital mutilation (FGM) still remains one of the challenges facing women in many countries around the world. EffortsContinue reading “Males’ preference for circumcised women in northern Ghana”

Being victims or beneficiaries? Perspectives on female genital cutting and reinfibulation in Sudan.

Afr J Reprod Health. 2006 Aug;10(2):24-36. Being victims or beneficiaries? Perspectives on female genital cutting and reinfibulation in Sudan. Berggren V, Musa Ahmed S, Hernlund Y, Johansson E, Habbani B, Edberg AK. Division of International Health Care Research (IHCAR), Department of Public Health, Karolinska Institutet, 171 77 Stockholm, Sweden. Vanja.Berggren@staff.hkr.se ABSTRACT Female Genital Mutilation (FGM)Continue reading “Being victims or beneficiaries? Perspectives on female genital cutting and reinfibulation in Sudan.”