Reprod Health. 2016 Oct 10;13(1):130. Bibliometric analysis of literature on female genital mutilation: (1930 – 2015). Sweileh WM ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) is a common harmful traditional practice in many communities in Africa and to a lesser extent in Middle East and other regions in the world. In order to better understand publishingContinue reading “Bibliometric analysis of literature on female genital mutilation: (1930 – 2015)”
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Grounded Theory A Methodology Choice to Investigating Labia Minora Elongation Among Zambians in South Africa
Int J Qual Methods. November 22, 2015, doi: 10.1177/1609406915618324 Grounded Theory. A Methodology Choice to Investigating Labia Minora Elongation Among Zambians in South Africa Martínez Pérez G, Mubanga M, Tomás Aznar C, Bagnol B ABSTRACT A study on how Zambian migrants living in Cape Town perceive and experience the implications of labial elongation on women’sContinue reading “Grounded Theory A Methodology Choice to Investigating Labia Minora Elongation Among Zambians in South Africa”
432 Somali women’s birth experiences in Canada after earlier female genital mutilation
Birth. 2000 Dec;27(4):227-34. 432 Somali women’s birth experiences in Canada after earlier female genital mutilation. Chalmers B, Hashi KO ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Women with previous female genital mutilation (sometimes referred to as circumcision) are migrating, with increasing frequency, to countries where this practice is uncommon. Many health care professionals in these countries lack experience in assistingContinue reading “432 Somali women’s birth experiences in Canada after earlier female genital mutilation”
Collecting data on female genital mutilation
BMJ. 2014 May 13;348:g3222. doi: 10.1136/bmj.g3222. Collecting data on female genital mutilation. Erskine K. EXTRACT Female genital mutilation is defined by the World Health Organization as “all procedures that involve partial or total removal of the external female genitalia or other injury to the female genitalia for non-medical reasons.” A horrendous form of child abuse,Continue reading “Collecting data on female genital mutilation”
Female genital mutilation and obstetric outcomes: flawed systematic review and meta-analysis does not accurately reflect the available evidence.
Obstet Gynecol Int. 2014;2014:205230. doi: 10.1155/2014/205230. Epub 2014 Mar 20. Female genital mutilation and obstetric outcomes: flawed systematic review and meta-analysis does not accurately reflect the available evidence. Meirik O, Banks E, Farley T, Akande O, Bathija H, Ali M. EXTRACT We commend Berg and Underland for taking on the momentous task of systematically reviewingContinue reading “Female genital mutilation and obstetric outcomes: flawed systematic review and meta-analysis does not accurately reflect the available evidence.”
The relationship between female genital mutilation and HIV transmission in sub-Saharan Africa.
Afr J Reprod Health. 2013 Dec;17(4 Spec No):156-60. The relationship between female genital mutilation and HIV transmission in sub-Saharan Africa. Olaniran AA. ABSTRACT Female genital mutilation (FGM) is an age-old practice that has since been linked with many health problems. This review aims to highlight some of the controversies trailing the relationship between FGM andContinue reading “The relationship between female genital mutilation and HIV transmission in sub-Saharan Africa.”
Trends in female circumcision between 1933 and 2003 in Osun and Ogun States, Nigeria (a cohort analysis).
Afr J Reprod Health. 2006 Aug;10(2):48-56. Trends in female circumcision between 1933 and 2003 in Osun and Ogun States, Nigeria (a cohort analysis). Adeokun LA, Oduwole M, Oronsaye F, Gbogboade AO, Aliyu N, Wumi A, Sadiq G, Sutton I, Taiwo M. Association for Reproductive and Family Health, Ibadan, Oyo State. arfh@skannet.com.ng ABSTRACT The international movementContinue reading “Trends in female circumcision between 1933 and 2003 in Osun and Ogun States, Nigeria (a cohort analysis).”
Female genital mutilation: origin, beliefs, prevalence and implications for health care workers caring for immigrant women in Australia.
Contemp Nurse. 2007 May-Jun;25(1-2):22-30. Female genital mutilation: origin, beliefs, prevalence and implications for health care workers caring for immigrant women in Australia. Ogunsiji OO, Wilkes L, Jackson D. School of Nursing, University of Western Sydney, NSW, Australia. ABSTRACT The recent wave of immigrants to Australia includes people from countries where female genital mutilation (FGM) isContinue reading “Female genital mutilation: origin, beliefs, prevalence and implications for health care workers caring for immigrant women in Australia.”
Female genital mutilation: Experience in a West London clinic.
J Obstet Gynaecol. 2007 May;27(4):416-9. Female genital mutilation: Experience in a West London clinic. Gordon H, Comerasamy H, Morris NH. ABSTRACT The Wellwoman African Clinic, Central Middlesex Hospital, London, UK. z.whitlock@imperial.ac.uk In 1997, a new clinic was established at the Central Middlesex Hospital to serve the needs of a mainly Somali population who had sufferedContinue reading “Female genital mutilation: Experience in a West London clinic.”
Female genital mutilation: potential for HIV transmission in sub-Saharan Africa and prospect for epidemiologic investigation and intervention.
Afr J Reprod Health. 2007 Apr;11(1):33-42. Female genital mutilation: potential for HIV transmission in sub-Saharan Africa and prospect for epidemiologic investigation and intervention. Monjok E, Essien EJ, Holmes L Jr. Institute of Community Health, University of Houston, Texas Medical center, Houston, TX 77030, USA ABSTRACT Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) which involves alteration of the femaleContinue reading “Female genital mutilation: potential for HIV transmission in sub-Saharan Africa and prospect for epidemiologic investigation and intervention.”
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