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A large clitoral epidermal dermoid cyst: A rare long term complication after female circumcision

open access: yesMiddle East Fertility Society Journal, 2015
Female genital mutilation (FGM) is prevalent in the African countries such as Nigeria, Ethiopia, Sudan, Egypt, and some areas of the Middle East. Many reasons for perpetuation of this practice are mentioned, most commonly are cultural and religious ...
Ahmed Samy El-agwany
doaj   +1 more source

Personal and relational experiences on meditation journeys following developmental trauma: An IPA study of adults who experienced an inconsistent evolved developmental niche

open access: yesPsychology and Psychotherapy: Theory, Research and Practice, Volume 99, Issue 1, Page 201-218, March 2026.
Abstract Objectives In recent decades, research has increasingly highlighted the devastating effects of childhood trauma and relational processes that violate human development. However, the unique dynamics of such early‐life deprivations in adults who practice meditation, a context where the complexity of such wounding (and healing) may become ...
Anna‐Maria Frastali, Adhip Rawal
wiley   +1 more source

Rebuilding the Feminine in Levinas's Talmudic Readings [PDF]

open access: yes, 2003
This study presents a reconsideration of Levinas’s concept of the feminine. This reconsideration facilitated by a philosophically informed analysis of Levinas’s Talmudic readings on that subject.
Ben-Pazi, Hanoch
core   +1 more source

A Case‐Control Investigation of Factors Associated With Risky Sexual Behaviors Among South African University Students

open access: yesPublic Health Nursing, Volume 43, Issue 2, Page 217-227, March/April 2026.
ABSTRACT Objective This study aimed to investigate risk factors associated with risky sexual behaviors (RSBs) and HIV seropositivity among students from four universities in KwaZulu‐Natal, South Africa. Design A case‐control methodology was used. Sample The sample consisted of 500 students (375 HIV negative students and 125 students living with HIV ...
Trishka Pillay   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Fluid identities : contextualising genital reconstructive surgery after female circumcision in Burkina Faso : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Social Anthropology at Massey University, Auckland, New Zealand. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
Female circumcision procedures were traditionally performed on many girls and women in Burkina Faso. These practices were outlawed in 1996, and are now termed ‘female genital mutilation’ by the government and activists trying to stop them.
Nyarango, Margaret
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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]

open access: yes, 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
core   +3 more sources

Efficacy of Virtual Reality vs. Tablet Games for Pain and Anxiety in Children Undergoing Bone Pins Removal: Randomised Clinical Trial

open access: yesJournal of Advanced Nursing, Volume 82, Issue 2, Page 1791-1802, February 2026.
ABSTRACT Aims To verify the efficacy of virtual reality compared to tablet games for pain and anxiety management in children undergoing percutaneous bone pin and/or suture removal procedures. Design Randomised clinical trial using two parallel groups: (1) virtual reality or (2) tablet game.
Estelle Guingo   +19 more
wiley   +1 more source

Contextualization: Tanzanian Maasai Culture and the Implications for Worship and Women’s Ministry [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
Maasai religion, music, and cultural customs have a definite impact on the methodology of missions and relations with the people of their tribes, specifically in the areas of worship and women’s ministry.
Morgan, Alexandra T
core   +1 more source

Female genital mutilation in Nigeria

open access: yesInternational 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
doaj  

Is there an association between female circumcision and perinatal death?

open access: yesBulletin of the World Health Organization
OBJECTIVE: In Sweden, a country with high standards of obstetric care, the high rate of perinatal mortality among children of immigrant women from the Horn of Africa raises the question of whether there is an association between female circumcision and ...
Birgitta Essén   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

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