Soc Sci Med. 2009 Mar;68(5):971-9. doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2008.12.006. Epub 2009 Jan 6. Incontinence and trauma: sexual violence, female genital cutting and proxy measures of gynecological fistula. Peterman A, Johnson K. University of North Carolina, Department of Public Policy, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3435, USA. apeterma@email.unc.edu ABSTRACT Obstetric fistula, characterized by urinary or fecal incontinence via the vagina,Continue reading “Incontinence and trauma: sexual violence, female genital cutting and proxy measures of gynecological fistula.”
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The social vagina: labia elongation and social capital among women in Rwanda.
Cult Health Sex. 2010 Oct;12(7):813-26. The social vagina: labia elongation and social capital among women in Rwanda. Larsen J Department of Social Policy, London School of Economics and Political Sciences, London, UK. j.kuehnellarsen@gmail.com ABSTRACT Far from being an individual concern, vaginas are located within complex socio-cultural settings. The acceptability of policies that focus on health-promoting behavioural changeContinue reading “The social vagina: labia elongation and social capital among women in Rwanda.”
Rwandan female genital modification: elongation of the Labia minora and the use of local botanical species.
Cult Health Sex. 2008 Feb;10(2):191-204. Rwandan female genital modification: elongation of the Labia minora and the use of local botanical species. Koster M, Price LL Department of Social Sciences, Wageningen University, Netherlands. marian.koster@wur.nl ABSTRACT The elongation of the labia minora is classified as a Type IV female genital mutilation by the World Health Organization. However, the term mutilation carries with itContinue reading “Rwandan female genital modification: elongation of the Labia minora and the use of local botanical species.”
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