Sudan

Effects of female genital mutilation/cutting on the sexual function of Sudanese women: a cross-sectional study.

Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2017 Jul;217(1):62.e1-62.e6. doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2017.02.044. Epub 2017 Mar 3. Effects of female genital mutilation/cutting on the sexual function of Sudanese women: a cross-sectional study. Rouzi AA, Berg RC, Sahly N, Alkafy S, Alzaban F, Abduljabbar H. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) is a cultural practice that involves several types of removal or other injury toContinue reading “Effects of female genital mutilation/cutting on the sexual function of Sudanese women: a cross-sectional study.”

Episiotomy and obstetric outcomes among women living with type 3 female genital mutilation: a secondary analysis

Reprod Health. 2016 Oct 10;13(1):131. Episiotomy and obstetric outcomes among women living with type 3 female genital mutilation: a secondary analysis. Rodriguez MI, Seuc A, Say L, Hindin MJ BACKGROUND: To investigate the association between type of episiotomy and obstetric outcomes among 6,187 women with type 3 Female Genital Mutilation (FGM). METHODS: We conducted aContinue reading “Episiotomy and obstetric outcomes among women living with type 3 female genital mutilation: a secondary analysis”

An explorative study of Sudanese midwives’ motives, perceptions and experiences of re-infibulation after birth

Midwifery. 2004, 20(4); 299–311. An explorative study of Sudanese midwives’ motives, perceptions and experiences of re-infibulation after birth Berggren V, Abdel Salam G, Bergström S, Johansson E, Edberg A ABSTRACT Objective: to explore Sudanese midwives’ motives for and perceptions and experiences of re-infibulation after birth and to elucidate its context and determinants. Design: triangulation ofContinue reading “An explorative study of Sudanese midwives’ motives, perceptions and experiences of re-infibulation after birth”

Prevalence of and factors affecting female genital mutilation among schoolgirls in Eastern Sudan.

Int J Gynaecol Obstet. 2013 Mar;120(3):288-9. doi: 10.1016/j.ijgo.2012.09.018. Epub 2012 Dec 7. Prevalence of and factors affecting female genital mutilation among schoolgirls in Eastern Sudan. Ali AA, Okud A, Mohammed AA, Abdelhadi MA. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Kassala University, Kassala, Sudan. abuzianab73@yahoo.com There is no ABSTRACT available for this article ThisContinue reading “Prevalence of and factors affecting female genital mutilation among schoolgirls in Eastern Sudan.”

Reinfibulation among women in a rural area in Central Sudan

Health Care Women Int. 2001 22(8):711-721. 10.1080/073993301753339933 Reinfibulation among women in a rural area in Central Sudan Almroth-Berggren V, Almroth L, Bergström S, Hassanein OS, El Hadi N, Lithell U ABSTRACT Reinfibulation is performed on women previously subjected to infibulation and who have given birth. To investigate the practice and attitudes concerning reinfibulation, we randomly selectedContinue reading “Reinfibulation among women in a rural area in Central Sudan”

The effects of type of female circumcision on infertility and fertility in Sudan

J Biosoc Sci. July 2002 34(03): 363-377 The effects of type of female circumcision on infertility and fertility in Sudan Larsen U ABSTRACT This study explores the association between type of female circumcision and infertility and fertility in Sudan using the 1989–90 Demographic and Health Survey. It is hypothesized that women with either Pharaonic or IntermediateContinue reading “The effects of type of female circumcision on infertility and fertility in Sudan”

Being victims or beneficiaries? Perspectives on female genital cutting and reinfibulation in Sudan.

Afr J Reprod Health. 2006 Aug;10(2):24-36. Being victims or beneficiaries? Perspectives on female genital cutting and reinfibulation in Sudan. Berggren V, Musa Ahmed S, Hernlund Y, Johansson E, Habbani B, Edberg AK. Division of International Health Care Research (IHCAR), Department of Public Health, Karolinska Institutet, 171 77 Stockholm, Sweden. Vanja.Berggren@staff.hkr.se ABSTRACT Female Genital Mutilation (FGM)Continue reading “Being victims or beneficiaries? Perspectives on female genital cutting and reinfibulation in Sudan.”

What’s “normal”: female genital mutilation, psychology, and body image.

J Am Med Womens Assoc. 2004 Summer;59(3):168-70. What’s “normal”: female genital mutilation, psychology, and body image. Adams KE. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Oregon Health and Sciences University, USA. ABSTRACT Despite international efforts to halt the practice of female genital mutilation (FGM), the number of African girls and women undergoing the procedure is not decliningContinue reading “What’s “normal”: female genital mutilation, psychology, and body image.”

Female genital mutilation in the Sudan: survey of the attitude of Khartoum university students towards this practice.

Sex Transm Infect. 2003 Jun;79(3):220-3. Female genital mutilation in the Sudan: survey of the attitude of Khartoum university students towards this practice. Herieka E, Dhar J. Bournemouth GU Clinic, Bournemouth, UK. elbushra.herieka@rbch.tr.swest.nhs.uk BACKGROUND: Female genital mutilation (FGM) or female circumcision is the removal of variable amounts of tissue from the female external genitalia. It isContinue reading “Female genital mutilation in the Sudan: survey of the attitude of Khartoum university students towards this practice.”