Couns Psychother Res. 2017 Dec;17(4):309-319. doi: 10.1002/capr.12136. Epub 2017 Jul 20. Counselling professionals’ awareness and understanding of female genital mutilation/cutting: Training needs for working therapeutically with survivors. Jackson C ABSTRACT Background: There is a dearth of literature that has looked at the psychological impact of female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C), and little is known about theContinue reading “Counselling professionals’ awareness and understanding of female genital mutilation/cutting: Training needs for working therapeutically with survivors.”
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Factors associated with the support of pricking (female genital cutting type IV) among Somali immigrants – a cross-sectional study in Sweden
Reprod Health. 2017 Aug 8;14(1):92. doi: 10.1186/s12978-017-0351-0. Factors associated with the support of pricking (female genital cutting type IV) among Somali immigrants – a cross-sectional study in Sweden Wahlberg A, Johnsdotter S, Ekholm Selling K, Källestål C, Essén B ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Pricking, classified as female genital cutting (FGC) type IV by the World Health Organization, isContinue reading “Factors associated with the support of pricking (female genital cutting type IV) among Somali immigrants – a cross-sectional study in Sweden”
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”
Female genital mutilation in Sierra Leone: who are the decision makers?
Afr J Reprod Health. 2012 Dec;16(4):119-31. Female genital mutilation in Sierra Leone: who are the decision makers? Bjälkander O, Leigh B, Harman G, Bergström S, Almroth L. Division of Global Health, Department of Public Health, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden. owolabi.bjalkander@ki.se ABSTRACT The objectives of this study were to identify decision makers for FGM and determineContinue reading “Female genital mutilation in Sierra Leone: who are the decision makers?”
Perception and practice of female genital cutting in a rural community in southern Nigeria.
Afr J Reprod Health. 2012 Dec;16(4):132-9. Perception and practice of female genital cutting in a rural community in southern Nigeria. Johnson OE, Okon RD. Department of Community Health, University of Uyo Teaching Hospital, Uyo, Nigeria. drjohnsonoe@yahoo.com ABSTRACT This study was carried out to determine the awareness and practice of FGC in a rural community inContinue reading “Perception and practice of female genital cutting in a rural community in southern Nigeria.”
Have we made progress in Somalia after 30 years of interventions? Attitudes toward female circumcision among people in the Hargeisa district.
BMC Res Notes. 2013 Mar 27;6(1):122. [Epub ahead of print] Have we made progress in Somalia after 30 years of interventions? Attitudes toward female circumcision among people in the Hargeisa district. Gele AA, Bø BP, Sundby J. BACKGROUND: Female circumcision is a major public health problem that largely contributes to the ill-health of women andContinue reading “Have we made progress in Somalia after 30 years of interventions? Attitudes toward female circumcision among people in the Hargeisa district.”
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.”
The effectiveness of a community-based education program on abandoning female genital mutilation/cutting in Senegal.
Stud Fam Plann. 2009 Dec;40(4):307-18. The effectiveness of a community-based education program on abandoning female genital mutilation/cutting in Senegal. Diop NJ, Askew I. Population Council, Senegal. nafissatoud@gmail.com ABSTRACT A pre- and post-test comparison-group design was used to evaluate the effect of a community education program on community members’willingness to abandon female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) inContinue reading “The effectiveness of a community-based education program on abandoning female genital mutilation/cutting in Senegal.”
Women’s attitudes towards discontinuation of female genital mutilation in Egypt.
J Inj Violence Res. 2010 Jan;2(1):41-5. doi: 10.5249/jivr.v2i1.33. Women’s attitudes towards discontinuation of female genital mutilation in Egypt. Dalal K, Lawoko S, Jansson B. Linköpings Universitet, Department of Medical and Health Sciences, Centre for Medical Technology Assessment and Division of Social Medicine and Public Health Sciences, Linköping, Sweden. koustuv.dalal@liu.se BACKGROUND: To examine women’s attitude towardsContinue reading “Women’s attitudes towards discontinuation of female genital mutilation in Egypt.”
[Female genital mutilation. Women’s point of view]
Gynecol Obstet Fertil. Nov 2001 29(11): 824–828 [Mutilations génitales rituelles féminines. La parole aux femmes] [Article in french] [Female genital mutilation. Women’s point of view] Allag F, Abboud P, Mansour G, Zanardi M, Quéreux C ABSTRACT Female genital mutilation (FGM) is considered as the most dangerous custom still ritually practised and 2 million girls undergo the ordeal each year. This practice isContinue reading “[Female genital mutilation. Women’s point of view]”
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