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Assessment of complications associated with female genital cutting among postnatal women in Chuko Primary Hospital, Sidama region, Southern Ethiopia [PDF]
SAGE Open Medicine, 2023 Objectives: Female genital cutting is a genital operation for a nonmedical reason and involves the cutting away of a part or whole of the female external genitals.
Yirgalem Yosef +2 more
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The relationship between dominant Western discourse and personal narratives of female genital cutting: exploring storytelling among Swedish-Somali girls and women [PDF]
Frontiers in Sociology, 2023 IntroductionA dominant narrative, referred to as “the standard tale,” prevails in popular representations about female genital cutting (FGC) that often contrast with how cut women traditionally narrate their FGC experience as meaningful in contexts where
Camilla Palm +4 more
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The benefits and disappointments following clitoral reconstruction after female genital cutting: A qualitative interview study from Sweden. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2021 Female genital cutting or mutilation refers to the cutting of girls' external genitalia. Due to migration from contexts where female genital cutting is common, it is estimated that around 38 000 cut women and girls live in Sweden. Clitoral reconstruction,
Malin Jordal +3 more
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The risk of female genital cutting in Europe: Comparing immigrant attitudes toward uncut girls with attitudes in a practicing country [PDF]
SSM: Population Health, 2017 Worldwide, an estimated 200 million girls and women have been subjected to female genital cutting. Female genital cutting is defined as an intentional injury to the female genitalia without medical justification.
Sonja Vogt, Charles Efferson, Ernst Fehr
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Clinical Epidemiology and Global Health, 2021 Background: Female Genital cutting is one of the cultural rituals whose origin can be traced to ancient times. Female genital cutting is still highly prevalent in the developing countries in Asia and many areas Africa including Ethiopia.
Ayenew Engida Yismaw +4 more
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Debating medicalization of Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C): learning from (policy) experiences across countries [PDF]
Reproductive Health, 2019 Background Although Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C) is internationally considered a harmful practice, it is increasingly being medicalized allegedly to reduce its negative health effects, and is thus suggested as a harm reduction strategy in ...
Els Leye +5 more
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Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica, 2004 In this issue of Acta Dr Abdul-Almawla Kangoum and co-authors publish a survey on female genital mutilation – now called female genital cutting (FGC) – in a Swedish county. The survey was basically carried out as a questionnaire including an invitation to an interview and a clinical examination.
Bettina Shell-Duncan, Ylva Hernlund
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Sexual Medicine, 2022 Background: There is a lack of specialised psychosocial and sexual therapies for cancer patients in the African context. Aim: This paper aims to highlight gaps in capacities of health care providers to address psychosocial and sexual needs of patients ...
Padaruth Ramlachan, MBChB, MHlthSc, FECSM +4 more
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BMC Health Services Research, 2022 Background Female genital mutilation (FGM) curtails women’s health, human rights and development. Health system as a critical pillar for social justice is key in addressing FGM while executing the core mandate of disease prevention and management.
Samuel Kimani +3 more
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Journal of Development Economics, 2023 We investigate the long-run impacts of Christian missions on female genital cutting (FGC) in Africa. Our empirical analysis draws on historical data on the locations of early European missions geographically matched with Demographic and Health Survey ...
H. C. Fors, A. Isaksson, Annika Lindskog
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