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Psychosocial and sexual aspects of female circumcision

open access: yesAfrican 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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The effect of female circumcision on maternal and neonatal outcomes after childbirth: a cohort study [PDF]

open access: yesBMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2023
Background Circumcision has many side effects and complications on women’s lives and affects their physical, mental, and social health. The present study aimed to investigate the effect of female circumcision on maternal and neonatal outcomes.
Soheila Rabiepour, Zeynab Ahmadi
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Attitudes toward female circumcision among Senegalese women: a national analysis of sociocultural and economic determinants [PDF]

open access: yesContraception and Reproductive Medicine
Background Female circumcision involves the partial or total removal of external female genitalia for non-medical reasons. In Senegal, nearly two million women have undergone this practice.
Enyew Getaneh Mekonen
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Female circumcision: Limiting the harm. [PDF]

open access: yesF1000Res, 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.
Kandil M.
europepmc   +4 more sources

Modelling the risk factors associated with female genital mutilation among the under-five children in Ethiopia, a retrospective study [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Health, Population and Nutrition
Background Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) also referred to as female genital cutting or female circumcision, has become a global health concern. It is a deeply entrenched traditional practice involving partial or total removal of the external female ...
Michael Arthur Ofori   +3 more
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FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION/CUTTING IS CONTINUED PROBLEM [PDF]

open access: yesThe Egyptian Journal of Forensic Sciences and Applied Toxicology, 2023
Background: Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C) refers to the partial or complete removal of the external female genitalia or other forms of injury to the female genital organs for cultural or other non-therapeutic reasons Aim: the present study ...
Heba Rohym, Hoda Mahmoud, amal Salah
doaj   +1 more source

Teaching About Female Genital Mutilation: Complex Question of Cultural Relativism and Preventive Movement

open access: yesAl-Izzah, 2021
This study aims to investigate three things. First, how is the tendency of the perspective used in discussing the issue of female circumcision in society; second, what is the value base that distinguishes the practice of female circumcision in one ...
Nur Quma Laila, Hasse Jubba
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Habitus and Cultural Reproduction of Female Circumcision in Muslim Community of Sumenep

open access: yesSociety, 2022
Female circumcision has been widely studied in terms of the causal factors, the motivation of parents to choose female circumcision for medical or non-medical personnel, community knowledge about female circumcision, the relationship between female ...
Ida Rosyidah, Joharotul Jamilah
doaj   +1 more source

Legal Perspective of Female Circumcision: Study of Woman Rights to access Information of Sexual Health in Indonesian and Somalia

open access: yesRevista Jurídica da Ufersa, 2021
Female circumcision is a controversial practice in some countries, including Indonesia. The female circumcision also occurs in Somalia and has impact of medical complication.
Lanny Ramli
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The Polemic of Female Circumcision in Garut West Java Indonesia: Clash of Culture and Regional Policy

open access: yesFikri, 2023
Female circumcision remains a social issue in Muslim society, along with the rise of gender-based violence cases in Indonesia. It has became rather a polemic after regional policy on that matter was issued inconsistently.
Atu Setiati, Aziz Muslim, Farhana Sabri
doaj   +1 more source

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