Report from Kunnskapssenteret nr 13−2010. Oslo: Nasjonalt kunnskapssenter for helsetjenesten, 2010. Psychological, social and sexual consequences of female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C): a systematic review of quantitative studies Berg RC, Denison E, Fretheim A Record Status This is a bibliographic record of a published health technology assessment from a member of INAHTA. No evaluation of theContinue reading “Psychological, social and sexual consequences of female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C): a systematic review of quantitative studies”
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FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION AND ITS MANAGEMENT
Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists. Green-top Guideline no. 53. 2009. FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION AND ITS MANAGEMENT An extract from its first page: This Guideline, published as an RCOG Statement in 2003 under the same title, has been revised as a Greentop Guideline. 1 Background and introduction 1.1 Definition Female genital mutilation is defined as allContinue reading “FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION AND ITS MANAGEMENT”
Female genital mutilation: multi-agency practice guidelines
Department of Health. Government of UK. 24 feb 2011 Female genital mutilation: multi-agency practice guidelines Author: HM Government New, multi-agency practice guidelines on tackling and preventing female genital mutilation are now published. Awareness among healthcare practitioners across all sectors, but particularly in GP practices, and midwifery, gynaecology, neo-natal and anti-natal services, is crucial to creatingContinue reading “Female genital mutilation: multi-agency practice guidelines”
SOGC Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting
Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada. JOCG 2012 Feb; 272. SOGC Policy Statement: Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting Perron L, Senikas V Clinical guideline on FGM/C. This policy statement has been reviewed by the Social Sexual Issues Committee, the Ethics Committee, and the Clinical Practice Gynaecology Committee, and approved by the Executive and Council of theContinue reading “SOGC Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting”
The long-term reproductive health consequences of female genital cutting in rural Gambia: a community-based survey
Trop Med Int Health. 2001 Aug; 6(8): 643-653 The long-term reproductive health consequences of female genital cutting in rural Gambia: a community-based survey Morison L, Scherf C, Ekpo G, Paine K, West B, Coleman R, Walraven G ABSTRACT This paper examines the association between traditional practices of female genital cutting (FGC) and adult women’s reproductiveContinue reading “The long-term reproductive health consequences of female genital cutting in rural Gambia: a community-based survey”
Female Genital Cutting and Reproductive Experience in Minya, Egypt
Med Anthropol Q. 2006 June; 20 (2): 182-211 Female Genital Cutting and Reproductive Experience in Minya, Egypt Yount KM, Carrera JS ABSTRACT In African populations practicing female genital cutting (FGC), beliefs exist that these procedures enhance reproduction and that their medicalization may diminish adverse effects, yet available findings are mixed in part for methodological reasons. We useContinue reading “Female Genital Cutting and Reproductive Experience in Minya, Egypt”
Female Genital Surgeries: The Known, the Unknown, and the Unknowable
Med Anthropol Q. 1999; March 1 : 79–106 Female Genital Surgeries: The Known, the Unknown, and the Unknowable Makhlouf Obermeyer C. ABSTRACT This article reviews the literature on female genital surgeries and examines the extent to which available research supports commonly accepted “facts” about the prevalence and harmful effects of these practices, in particular theirContinue reading “Female Genital Surgeries: The Known, the Unknown, and the Unknowable”
Hepatitis C virus infection among paediatric patients attending University of Assiut Hospital, Egypt
Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal. 2010 April; 16 (4) Hepatitis C virus infection among paediatric patients attending University of Assiut Hospital, Egypt Kalil KA, Farghally HS, Hassanein KM, Abd-Elsayed AA, Hassanein FE ABSTRACT Few studies have evaluated the epidemiology and risk factors of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection in children in Egypt. This study of 465 children attending Assiut University HospitalContinue reading “Hepatitis C virus infection among paediatric patients attending University of Assiut Hospital, Egypt”
Knowledge and attitudes about reproductive health and HIV/AIDS among family planning clients
Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal. 1996; 2 (3): 459-469. Knowledge and attitudes about reproductive health and HIV/AIDS among family planning clients Megeid AA, El Sheikh S, El Ginedy M, Mohammed M. ABSTRACT The knowledge of and attitudes towards reproductive health, and in particular STDs and AIDS, were assessed in 4000 women attending primary health care/family planningContinue reading “Knowledge and attitudes about reproductive health and HIV/AIDS among family planning clients”
Necrotizing fasciitis complicating female genital mutilation: case report
Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal. 2010 May: 16 (5) Case report: Necrotizing fasciitis complicating female genital mutilation: case report Abdalla A. M, Abdelazeim A. M Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences, University of Kassala, Kassala, Sudan (Correspondence to: Abdalla A. Mohammed: dohmaa@yahoo.co.uk) INTRODUCTION Necrotizing fasciitis is a deep-seated infection of the subcutaneous tissue that results in the progressiveContinue reading “Necrotizing fasciitis complicating female genital mutilation: case report”
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