Int J Equity Health. 2015 May 8;14(1):42. doi: 10.1186/s12939-015-0171-1. Trends and protective factors of female genital mutilation in Burkina Faso: 1999 to 2010. Chikhungu LC, Madise NJ ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: The practice of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) is common in several African countries and some parts of Asia. This practice is not only a violation ofContinue reading “Trends and protective factors of female genital mutilation in Burkina Faso: 1999 to 2010”
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A cross sectional study on factors associated with harmful traditional practices among children less than 5 years in Axum town, north Ethiopia, 2013.
Reprod Health. 2014 Jun 21;11:46. doi: 10.1186/1742-4755-11-46. A cross sectional study on factors associated with harmful traditional practices among children less than 5 years in Axum town, north Ethiopia, 2013. Gebrekirstos K, Abebe M, Fantahun A. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Every social grouping in the world has its own cultural practices and beliefs which guide its membersContinue reading “A cross sectional study on factors associated with harmful traditional practices among children less than 5 years in Axum town, north Ethiopia, 2013.”
Adolescent sexual and reproductive health in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria–issues and challenges.
Afr J Reprod Health. 2007 Apr;11(1):113-24. Adolescent sexual and reproductive health in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria–issues and challenges. Okonta PI. Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, College of Health Sciences, Delta State University, Abraka, Delta State. Patrickokonta@Yahoo.com ABSTRACT There has been an increasing awareness of the need to pay special focus on the adolescentContinue reading “Adolescent sexual and reproductive health in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria–issues and challenges.”
Changing gendered norms about women and girls at the level of household and community: a review of the evidence.
Glob Public Health. 2008;3 Suppl 1:42-57. doi: 10.1080/17441690801892307. Changing gendered norms about women and girls at the level of household and community: a review of the evidence. Keleher H, Franklin L. Department of Health Science, Monash University, Peninsula Campus, Australia. Helen.Keleher@med.monash.edu.au ABSTRACT Gendered norms are embedded in social structures, operating to restrict the rights, opportunities,Continue reading “Changing gendered norms about women and girls at the level of household and community: a review of the evidence.”
Spatial distribution of female genital mutilation in Nigeria.
Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2009 Nov;81(5):784-92. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.2009.09-0129. Spatial distribution of female genital mutilation in Nigeria. Kandala NB, Nwakeze N, Kandala SN. University of Warwick, Clinical Sciences Research Institute, Coventry, United Kingdom. n-b.kandala@warwick.ac.uk ABSTRACT The harmful effects of female genital mutilation (FGM) on women are recognized worldwide. Although it is practiced by persons ofContinue reading “Spatial distribution of female genital mutilation in Nigeria.”
Social context of HIV infection in Uganda.
Health Transit Rev. 1995;5 Suppl:1-26. Social context of HIV infection in Uganda. Adeokun LA, Twa-Twa J, Ssekiboobo A, Nalwadda R. Institute of Statistics and Applied Economics, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda. ABSTRACT Some of the important policy and research implications of accumulating HIV/AIDS data are being ignored because of the attraction of social science research focused on the “multiple sexualContinue reading “Social context of HIV infection in Uganda.”
The effects of female genital mutilation on the onset of sexual activity and marriage in Guinea.
Arch Sex Behav. 2009 Apr;38(2):178-85. Epub 2007 Oct 18. The effects of female genital mutilation on the onset of sexual activity and marriage in Guinea. Van Rossem R, Gage AJ. Vakgroep Sociologie, Universiteit Gent, Korte Meer 3-5, 9000, Ghent, Belgium. ronan.vanrossem@ugent.be ABSTRACT Female genital mutilation (FGM) is almost universal in Guinea and practiced by allContinue reading “The effects of female genital mutilation on the onset of sexual activity and marriage in Guinea.”
Male and female viewpoints on female circumcision in Ekpeye, Rivers State, Nigeria.
Afr J Reprod Health. 2002 Dec;6(3):44-52. Male and female viewpoints on female circumcision in Ekpeye, Rivers State, Nigeria. Briggs LA. Department of Human Kinetics, Health and Safety Education, Rivers State College of Education, Port Harcourt. ABSTRACT One hundred and ninety five male and female volunteers across the social strata were interviewed using structured questionnaire. DataContinue reading “Male and female viewpoints on female circumcision in Ekpeye, Rivers State, Nigeria.”
Female genital mutilation and domestic violence among Egyptian women.
J Sex Marital Ther. 2001 Oct-Dec;27(5):593-8. Female genital mutilation and domestic violence among Egyptian women. Refaat A, Dandash KF, el Defrawi MH, Eyada M. Community Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine, Suez Canal University, Ismailia, Egypt. ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to determine if there is a relationship between female circumcision and domestic violence.Continue reading “Female genital mutilation and domestic violence among Egyptian women.”
Female circumcision among Egyptian women.
Womens Health. 1995 Winter;1(4):309-28. Female circumcision among Egyptian women. Ericksen KP. Department of Psychology, University of California at Davis 95616, USA. kpericksen@ucdavis.edu Although a remarkable degree of consensus has been reached among international agencies, policymakers, and women’s health advocates that the practice of female circumcision should be eliminated, such consensus is not necessarily shared byContinue reading “Female circumcision among Egyptian women.”
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