Arch Dis Child 2014;99:A73. Female genital mutilation in London and the UNICEF report; a local perspective on worldwide statistics Hodes D, Armitage A, Dykes A ABSTRACT Background In July 2013 the UNICEF report stated that 125 million women worldwide are affected by female genital mutilation (FGM). Despite an estimated 20,000 children at risk in theContinue reading “Female genital mutilation in London and the UNICEF report; a local perspective on worldwide statistics”
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Spatial modelling and mapping of female genital mutilation in Kenya.
BMC Public Health. 2014 Mar 25;14(1):276. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-14-276. Spatial modelling and mapping of female genital mutilation in Kenya. Achia TN. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) is still prevalent in several communities in Kenya and other areas in Africa, as well as being practiced by some migrants from African countries living in other parts ofContinue reading “Spatial modelling and mapping of female genital mutilation in Kenya.”
Ending female genital mutilation in the UK
Lancet. 2013 Nov 16;382(9905):1610. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(13)62353-3. Ending female genital mutilation in the UK. [No authors listed] EXTRACT “Four women held me down. I felt every single cut. I was screaming so much I just blacked out.” So wrote Leyla Hussein in The Guardian last week about her experience of female genital mutilation (FGM). About 140 million girlsContinue reading “Ending female genital mutilation in the UK”
The Association of Female Circumcision with HIV Status and Sexual Behavior in Mali: A Multilevel Analysis.
J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2013 Dec 27. [Epub ahead of print] The Association of Female Circumcision with HIV Status and Sexual Behavior in Mali: A Multilevel Analysis. Smolak A. ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: In the regions of Africa where female circumcision (FC) is practiced it is often regarded as a protective against HIV infection because it isContinue reading “The Association of Female Circumcision with HIV Status and Sexual Behavior in Mali: A Multilevel Analysis.”
Behavioural and biological determinants of human sex ratio at birth.
J Biosoc Sci. 2010 Sep;42(5):587-99. doi: 10.1017/S002193201000012X. Epub 2010 Jun 3. Behavioural and biological determinants of human sex ratio at birth. James WH. The Galton Laboratory, Department of Genetics, Evolution and Environment, University College London, UK. ABSTRACT The human sex ratio SR (proportion male) at birth has been reported to vary with many variables. TheContinue reading “Behavioural and biological determinants of human sex ratio at birth.”
Female genital mutilation and its prevention: a challenge for paediatricians.
Eur J Pediatr. 2009 Jan;168(1):27-33. Epub 2008 Apr 25. Female genital mutilation and its prevention: a challenge for paediatricians. Jaeger F, Caflisch M, Hohlfeld P. Service de Pédiatrie, Hôpital de Pourtalès, Rue de la Maladière 45, 2000, Neuchâtel, Switzerland. f.jaeger@gmx.ch ABSTRACT Female genital mutilation (FGM) is defined as an injury of the external female genitaliaContinue reading “Female genital mutilation and its prevention: a challenge for paediatricians.”
Female genital mutilation and obstetric outcome: WHO collaborative prospective study in six African countries.
Lancet. 2006 Jun 3;367(9525):1835-41. Female genital mutilation and obstetric outcome: WHO collaborative prospective study in six African countries. WHO study group on female genital mutilation and obstetric outcome, Banks E, Meirik O, Farley T, Akande O, Bathija H, Ali M. National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health, Australian National University, ACT 0200, Australia. FGMStudyGroup@who.int CommentContinue reading “Female genital mutilation and obstetric outcome: WHO collaborative prospective study in six African countries.”
Disentangling the complex association between female genital cutting and HIV among Kenyan women.
J Biosoc Sci. 2009 Nov;41(6):815-30. Epub 2009 Jul 16. Disentangling the complex association between female genital cutting and HIV among Kenyan women. Maslovskaya O, Brown JJ, Padmadas SS. Division of Social Statistics, School of Social Sciences, University of Southampton, UK. ABSTRACT Female genital cutting (FGC) is a widespread cultural practice in Africa and the Middle East, with a number ofContinue reading “Disentangling the complex association between female genital cutting and HIV among Kenyan women.”
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