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”
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Simple questions can help nurses identify girls at risk of female genital mutilation.
Nurs Child Young People. 2015 Mar;27(2):7. doi: 10.7748/ncyp.27.2.7.s5. Simple questions can help nurses identify girls at risk of female genital mutilation Sprinks J NURSES SHOULD have ‘professional curiosity’ and ask their patients simple questions to help them detect whether girls in their community are at risk of female genital mutilation (FGM). This article can beContinue reading “Simple questions can help nurses identify girls at risk of female genital mutilation.”
Female genital mutilation: what every paediatrician should know
Arch Dis Child. 2015 Mar 19. doi: 10.1136/archdischild-2014-307234 Female genital mutilation: what every paediatrician should know Creighton SM, Hodes D ABSTRACT Female genital mutilation (FGM) is almost always performed on children and consequently paediatricians should have a central role in the detection and prevention of FGM. FGM has no health benefits and can cause lifelongContinue reading “Female genital mutilation: what every paediatrician should know”
Supporting women after genital mutilation
Nurs Times. 2014 Apr 30-May 6;110(18):12-4. Supporting women after genital mutilation. Byrne A. ABSTRACT Female genital mutilation is a common practice in many cultures, and has a range of complications. Many women in the UK have undergone the procedure and many girls are at risk. This article discusses the types of FGM and its complications,Continue reading “Supporting women after genital mutilation”
‘Gosh’: A cross-cultural encounter with a Somali woman, a male interpreter and a gynecologist on female genital cutting/mutilation.
Patient Educ Couns. 2014 Aug 28. pii: S0738-3991(14)00363-2. doi: 10.1016/j.pec.2014.08.014. [Epub ahead of print] ‘Gosh’: A cross-cultural encounter with a Somali woman, a male interpreter and a gynecologist on female genital cutting/mutilation. Schuster S. ABSTRACT I saw the woman for the first time on the gynecological emergency at a Swiss University Women’s Hospital. She wasContinue reading “‘Gosh’: A cross-cultural encounter with a Somali woman, a male interpreter and a gynecologist on female genital cutting/mutilation.”
Female genital mutilation and visual checks on schoolgirls.
Nurs Stand. 2013 Oct 2;28(5):34. doi: 10.7748/ns2013.10.28.5.34.s45. Female genital mutilation and visual checks on schoolgirls. Hopkins C. EXTRACT I am disappointed in the sweeping statements made by Bridget Ryan (Letters September 11) and her views about how to deal with and prevent female genital mutilation (FGM). This article can be accessed in this LINK
Female genital mutilation among antenatal care and contraceptive advice attendees in Sweden.
Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand. 2008;87(7):716-22. Female genital mutilation among antenatal care and contraceptive advice attendees in Sweden. Litorp H, Franck M, Almroth L. Division of International Health/IHCAR, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden. helena.litorp@vgregion.se OBJECTIVE: To explore knowledge of, attitudes toward and practice of female genital mutilation (FGM) among women originally from countries where FGM is customaryContinue reading “Female genital mutilation among antenatal care and contraceptive advice attendees in Sweden.”
[Is genital examination of preschool girls offensive?] [Article in Norwegian]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen. 2007 Sep 20;127(18):2402-4. [Is genital examination of preschool girls offensive?]. [Article in Norwegian] Gulla K, Myhre AK, Bratlid D Barne- og ungdomsklinikken, St. Olavs Hospital, 7006 Trondheim. kari.gulla@hist.no Diskusjonen omkring rutineundersøkelse av barns underliv er ikke av ny dato. Blant annet gikk den høyt i 1990-årene, den gang i kjølvannet av flere store overgrepssaker. Debatten har nåContinue reading “[Is genital examination of preschool girls offensive?] [Article in Norwegian]”
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