BMC Public Health. 2009 Jul 27;9:264. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-9-264. Prevalence and associated factors of female genital mutilation among Somali refugees in eastern Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study. Mitike G, Deressa W. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Eastern Ethiopia hosts a substantial number of refugees originated from Somalia. Female genital mutilation (FGM) is a common practice in the area, despite theContinue reading “Prevalence and associated factors of female genital mutilation among Somali refugees in eastern Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study.”
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Female genital mutilation in Kenya and Sudan.
Afr Popul Newsl. 1995 Jan-Jun;(67):6-7. Female genital mutilation in Kenya and Sudan. [No authors listed] ABSTRACT PIP: Female genital mutilation is still practiced in 28 African countries despite international calls for its abolishment. A 1991 survey of 1365 14-year-old girls undertaken by a nongovernmental organization in Kenya revealed that 90% had suffered mutilation ranging fromContinue reading “Female genital mutilation in Kenya and Sudan.”
Research on female circumcision in Somalia.
Newsl Inter Afr Comm Tradit Pract Affect Health Women Child. 1988 Mar;(5):10. Research on female circumcision in Somalia. Ahmed SM. The 1st research on female circumcision and infibulation in Somalia was undertaken by the Women’s Research Unit in the Academy of Sciences and Arts. The project’s aim is to study in depth the magnitude of theContinue reading “Research on female circumcision in Somalia.”
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