Health Care Women Int. 2017 May;38(5):463-477. doi: 10.1080/07399332.2017.1294593. Epub 2017 Feb 13. Knowledge and attitudes toward female genital cutting among West African male immigrants in New York City. Akinsulure-Smith AM, Chu T. ABSTRACT In this project, we explored knowledge and attitudes toward female genital cutting (FGC) in a survey of 107 West African immigrants, including 36 men. Men inContinue reading “Knowledge and attitudes toward female genital cutting among West African male immigrants in New York City.”
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Do the Benefits of Male Circumcision Outweigh the Risks? A Critique of the Proposed CDC Guidelines
Front Pediatr. 2015 Mar 18;3:18. doi: 10.3389/fped.2015.00018. eCollection 2015. Do the Benefits of Male Circumcision Outweigh the Risks? A Critique of the Proposed CDC Guidelines Earp BD ABSTRACT The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have announced a set of provisional guidelines concerning male circumcision, in which they suggest that the benefits of theContinue reading “Do the Benefits of Male Circumcision Outweigh the Risks? A Critique of the Proposed CDC Guidelines”
Female Circumcision: Perceptions of Clients and Caregivers
Journal of American College Health,1985, 33(5), 193-197 Female Circumcision: Perceptions of Clients and Caregivers Shaw E ABSTRACT Female circumcision is a custom which continues to be widespread in many parts of the word, yet very little is known about the practice by health care providers in the United States. Student health services in colleges andContinue reading “Female Circumcision: Perceptions of Clients and Caregivers”
(Im)perishable Pleasure, (In)destructible Desire: Sexual Themes in U.S. and English News Coverage of Male Circumcision and Female Genital Cutting.
J Sex Res. 2014 Sep 25:1-16. [Epub ahead of print] (Im)perishable Pleasure, (In)destructible Desire: Sexual Themes in U.S. and English News Coverage of Male Circumcision and Female Genital Cutting. Carpenter LM, Kettrey HH. ABSTRACT Under what conditions do sexual pleasure and desire get addressed in news coverage of sexual health issues like female genital cuttingContinue reading “(Im)perishable Pleasure, (In)destructible Desire: Sexual Themes in U.S. and English News Coverage of Male Circumcision and Female Genital Cutting.”
Increasing certified nurse-midwives’ confidence in managing the obstetric care of women with female genital mutilation/cutting.
J Midwifery Womens Health. 2013 Jul;58(4):451-6. doi: 10.1111/j.1542-2011.2012.00262.x. Increasing certified nurse-midwives’ confidence in managing the obstetric care of women with female genital mutilation/cutting. Jacoby SD, Smith A. INTRODUCTION: In response to an increase in the number of women who immigrate to the United States from countries that practice female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C; infibulation), US cliniciansContinue reading “Increasing certified nurse-midwives’ confidence in managing the obstetric care of women with female genital mutilation/cutting.”
The Applicability of Behaviour Change in Intervention Programmes Targeted at Ending Female Genital Mutilation in the EU: Integrating Social Cognitive and Community Level Approaches.
Obstet Gynecol Int. 2013;2013:324362. doi: 10.1155/2013/324362. Epub 2013 Jul 29. The Applicability of Behaviour Change in Intervention Programmes Targeted at Ending Female Genital Mutilation in the EU: Integrating Social Cognitive and Community Level Approaches. Brown K, Beecham D, Barrett H. Faculty of Business, Environment and Society, Coventry University, Priory Street, Coventry CV1 5FB, UK. ABSTRACTContinue reading “The Applicability of Behaviour Change in Intervention Programmes Targeted at Ending Female Genital Mutilation in the EU: Integrating Social Cognitive and Community Level Approaches.”
Female genital cutting: an evidence-based approach to clinical management for the primary care physician.
Mayo Clin Proc. 2013 Jun;88(6):618-29. doi: 10.1016/j.mayocp.2013.04.004. Female genital cutting: an evidence-based approach to clinical management for the primary care physician. Hearst AA, Molnar AM. Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98104, USA. ABSTRACT The United States has more than 1.5 million immigrants from countries in Africa and the Middle East where femaleContinue reading “Female genital cutting: an evidence-based approach to clinical management for the primary care physician.”
Benin: Report on Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) or Female Genital Cutting (FGC)
United States Department of State. 2001. Benin: Report on Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) or Female Genital Cutting (FGC), 1 June 2001 NN.AA. EXTRACT …The Benin chapter of the Inter-African Committee on Traditional Practices Affecting the Health of Women and Children (IAC) conducted a survey in 1992. It estimated that the percentage of women who haveContinue reading “Benin: Report on Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) or Female Genital Cutting (FGC)”
Female circumcision: double standards.
Pract Midwife. 2012 Dec;15(11):27-8. Female circumcision: double standards. Adikibi A. Salford University. ABSTRACT Female circumcision is an emotive subject condemned by all and thought to be practised by less developed countries than the United Kingdom (UK) and United States of America (USA). However, this is now a growing business among western cosmetic surgeons as theseContinue reading “Female circumcision: double standards.”
US paediatricians withdraw guidance on female genital cutting after criticisms.
BMJ. 2010 Jun 1;340:c2922. doi: 10.1136/bmj.c2922. US paediatricians withdraw guidance on female genital cutting after criticisms. Kmietowicz Z. EXTRACT The American Academy of Pediatrics has retracted its 2010 policy statement on female genital cutting after criticism and confirmed its opposition to all forms of mutilation, however minor. Last month the UK Royal College of ObstetriciansContinue reading “US paediatricians withdraw guidance on female genital cutting after criticisms.”
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