London, England; Zed Books: 1987. The circumcision of women: a strategy for eradication Koso-Thomas 0 ABSTRACT Female circumcision is a traditional practice in many parts of Africa that has significant medical consequences. The main arguments in its favor, including cleanliness, aesthetics, improved health and social benefits, are refuted in this monograph. This practice was studiedContinue reading “The circumcision of women: a strategy for eradication”
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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?”
Empowering girls in Sierra Leone: initiation into the Bondo society.
J Dev Behav Pediatr. 2010 Feb-Mar;31(2):172-3. doi: 10.1097/DBP.0b013e3181d55a5d. Empowering girls in Sierra Leone: initiation into the Bondo society. Ahmadu FS. There is no abstract available This article can be purchased in this LINK
The cultural context of the Sierra Leonean Mende woman as patient.
J Transcult Nurs. 2010 Jul;21(3):228-36. doi: 10.1177/1043659609358781. The cultural context of the Sierra Leonean Mende woman as patient. Kallon I, Dundes L. Department of Sociology, McDaniel College, 2 College Hill, Westminster, MD 21157, USA. ABSTRACT This article provides a clinically pertinent overview of Sierra Leonean immigrants, a growing patient population that most health care workersContinue reading “The cultural context of the Sierra Leonean Mende woman as patient.”
Health complications of female genital mutilation in Sierra Leone.
Int J Womens Health. 2012;4:321-331. Health complications of female genital mutilation in Sierra Leone. Bjälkander O, Bangura L, Leigh B, Berggren V, Bergström S, Almroth L. Division of Global Health, Department of Public Health, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden. Sierra Leone has one of the highest rates of female genital mutilation (FGM) in the world, andContinue reading “Health complications of female genital mutilation in Sierra Leone.”
NGO HURRARC
NGO HURRARC, Human Rights Respect Awareness Raising Campaigner. According to their website, HURRARC “is a Sierra Leone NGO based in Freetown. It was founded in 1992, by Sahr GMP Fania together with other refugees from Sierra Leone at the time of the outbreak of the civil war, to document the Human Rights Violations being committed by all parties. HURRARC has beenContinue reading “NGO HURRARC”
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