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The Applicability of Behaviour Change in Intervention Programmes Targeted at Ending Female Genital Mutilation in the EU:Integrating Social Cognitive and Community Level Approaches [PDF]
, 2013 With increased migration, female genital mutilation (FGM) also referred to as female circumcision or female genital cutting is no longer restricted to Africa, the Middle East, and Asia.
Barrett, Hazel +2 more
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Journal of Midwifery &Women's Health, EarlyView.Introduction Women of refugee backgrounds who are pregnant continue to face significant challenges after migration, including barriers to accessing adequate perinatal care, resulting in higher risks for poor perinatal outcomes. To address these barriers and reduce these risks, it is imperative to understand the viewpoints of those involved in perinatal
Shadow Toke +3 more
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Khitan Anak Perempuan, Tradisi, dan Paham Keagamaan Islam: Analisa Teks Hermeneutika Fazlur Rahman
Buana Gender: Jurnal Studi Gender dan Anak, 2016 The practice of girls circumcision in Indonesian still exists these days. Though it is not as severe as the practice of circumcision in Africa and Middle East, the practice of circumcision in Indonesia is still classified as very unsophisticated ...
Masthuriyah Sa’dan
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Factors influencing Chinese male's willingness to undergo circumcision: a cross-sectional study in western China. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2012 BACKGROUND: Male circumcision (MC) has been shown to reduce the risk of female to male transmission of HIV. The goal of this survey was to explore the acceptability of MC among the Chinese and to identify factors associated with circumcision preference ...
Xiaobo Yang +15 more
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New Approaches to HIV Prevention: Accelerating Research and Ensuring Future Access [PDF]
, 2006 Summarizes the state of research on new HIV prevention approaches and recommends ways to accelerate research and ensure rapid access to new prevention ...
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Women's position and attitudes towards female genital mutilation in Egypt : a secondary analysis of the Egypt demographic and health surveys, 1995-2014 [PDF]
, 2015 Background: Female genital mutilation (FGM) is still widespread in Egyptian society. It is strongly entrenched in local tradition and culture and has a strong link to the position of women.
Gage, Anastasia J +2 more
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Journal of Midwifery &Women's Health, EarlyView.Introduction Although providers may view the use of the noninvasive prenatal testing (NIPT) screen as an opportunity for patients to learn more about potential chromosomal variants of a fetus, research suggests that patients may view the genetic screening test primarily as an opportunity to learn about their fetus's sex chromosomes and may not ...
Erin P. Johnson +6 more
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The Relationship between Female Circumcision and the Religion
Circumcision and the Community, 2019 Scholars of Arabic use the word “îzâr,” which means defect, and the word “hafd,” which means reducing and shrinking to express circumcision. Besides these, the words tahûr and tahâre are also used to express circumcision.
O. Birge, A. N. Serin
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Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Building on scholarship that conceptualizes race and religion as co‐constitutive forces within a “race‐religion constellation,” this article explores how this entanglement—profoundly infused and structured by secularity—is lived and negotiated in everyday life.
Deniz Aktaş
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Psychosocial and sexual aspects of female circumcision
African Journal of Urology, 2013 Sexual behavior is a result of interaction of biology and psychology. Sexual excitement of the female can be triggered by stimulation of erotogenic areas; part of which is the clitoris.
S. Abdel-Azim
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