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Attitudes toward female circumcision among Somali immigrants in Oslo: a qualitative study
, 2012 Abdi A Gele1,2, Bernadette Kumar3, Karin Harsløf Hjelde3, Johanne Sundby21The Department of Social Science, Oslo University College, 2Section for International Health, Department of General Practice and Community Medicine, University of Oslo ...
Sundby J, Gele AA, Kumar B, Hjelde KH
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Female genital mutilation in Nigeria
International Journal of Medicine and Health Development, 1996 Despite its harmful effects on the health of women, female genital mutilation or female circumcision is practiced in many developing countries. In Nigeria the incidence ranges from 29.5% in the urban areas to over 90% in the rural areas.
C N Obionu
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, 2015 Female genital cutting, or female circumcision, is primarily practiced in about 30 African countries. It is labeled “female genital mutilation” by the WHO. Motives vary considerably between groups.
Johnsdotter, Sara
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, 2016 Background: Female circumcision (FC) is a widespread practice that is carried out on young girls between the ages of 5 and 10 years, it is not a religious obligation required by known religions.
Ebtihal Alamen Esmeal +3 more
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Female circumcision: Limiting the harm [PDF]
F1000Research, 2012 Objective: To review the strength of evidence that links many health hazards to female genital cutting. Material and methods: Literature search in Medline/Pubmed and Google scholar.
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Interpreting Female Circumcision
, 2004 The report is dealing with the controversy of female circumcision and covers the dimension of moral philosophy. Looking at the different types of circumcision and the reasons for, meanings and consequences of performing it, we see that generalizing the ...
Pinderup, Andrine N. +4 more
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Effect of female genital mutilation on female sexual function, Alexandria, Egypt
Alexandria Journal of Medicine, 2016 Background: The global prevalence of female genital mutilation (FGM) ranges from 0.6% up to 98%. It has many health psychological impacts including abnormalities of female sexual function.
Manal Ibrahim Hanafi Mahmoud
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Medical and social aspects of female circumcision in Somalia
, 1989 The article illustrates medical and social aspects of female genital mutilation (FGM). Once classified the type of modification, the author focuses on some case studies of complications registered in the Banaadir Hospital in Mogadishu in 1984.Maqaalku ...
Mohamed Warsame
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Rethinking female circumcision
, 2011 Female circumcision is practised in more than twenty African countries as well as in a number of countries in the Middle East, and it has been estimated that at least 100 million females have been circumcised worldwide. It is striking, however, that much
Parker, M
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Sexual Function, Mental Well-being and Quality of Life among Kurdish Circumcised Women in Iran
Iranian Journal of Public Health, 2017 Background: Female genital mutilation is an intentional inhumane procedure that threatens girls and women's health. It is especially widespread in developing countries due to cultural, traditional and religious preferences.
Farzaneh DANESHKHAH +3 more
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