Tag Archives: Public Health

Female circumcision as a public health issue

The New England Journal of Medicine. 1994;Sept 15:712-716 Female circumcision as a public health issue Toubia N EXTRACT In many civilizations, certain surgical procedures have profound cultural and social meanings. Male circumcision, for example, has deeb importance as a symbol of religious and ethnic identity and has played a major part in the political andContinue reading “Female circumcision as a public health issue”

The Female Genital Mutilation Act 2003: an overview for district nurses.

Br J Community Nurs. 2009 Feb;14(2):86-9. The Female Genital Mutilation Act 2003: an overview for district nurses. Griffith R, Tengnah C. School of Health Sciences, Swansea University, UK. richard.griffith@swan.ac.uk ABSTRACT Female genital mutilation (FGM) includes procedures that intentionally alter or injure female genital organs for non-medical reasons. An estimated 100 to 140 million girls andContinue reading “The Female Genital Mutilation Act 2003: an overview for district nurses.”

Public health, cultural norms and the criminal law: an inconvenient union? A case study of female genital cutting.

Med Law. 2012 Sep;31(3):451-72. Public health, cultural norms and the criminal law: an inconvenient union? A case study of female genital cutting. Iyioha I. Faculty of Law, University of Western Ontario, London ON, Canada. Ireh.patricia@gmail.com ABSTRACT Social and cultural stereotypes held about women and their health needs constitute a significant barrier to the enforcement ofContinue reading “Public health, cultural norms and the criminal law: an inconvenient union? A case study of female genital cutting.”

Effectiveness of Interventions Designed to Prevent Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting: A Systematic Review

Stud Fam Plann. 2012 June 43(2): 135-146 Effectiveness of Interventions Designed to Prevent Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting: A Systematic Review Berg RC, Denison E ABSTRACT Female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) is widely considered a human rights infringement, although communities that practice the tradition view it as an integral part of their culture. Given these vastly different views,Continue reading “Effectiveness of Interventions Designed to Prevent Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting: A Systematic Review”

Criminalisation, sexual and reproductive rights, public health–and justice.

Reprod Health Matters. 2009 Nov;17(34):4-9. doi: 10.1016/S0968-8080(09)34492-4.  Criminalisation, sexual and reproductive rights, public health–and justice. Berer M. EXTRACT The papers in this journal issue are about the law and criminalisation relating to rape and sexual violence, female genital mutilation (FGM), selling and buying sex, provision and use of modern contraception and induced abortion, homosexuality, andContinue reading “Criminalisation, sexual and reproductive rights, public health–and justice.”