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2021
Female genital cutting (FGC) is a common traditional practice in many countries in Africa, Asia, and the Middle East.
Henk ten Have +1 more
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Female genital cutting (FGC) is a common traditional practice in many countries in Africa, Asia, and the Middle East.
Henk ten Have +1 more
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Persistent norms and tipping points: The case of female genital cutting
, 2020More than 200 million women alive today have undergone female genital cutting (FGC). Despite the associated negative health outcomes, the practice has persisted for generations.
L. Novak
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The medicalisation of female genital cutting: harm reduction or social norm?
Sociology of Health and Illness, 2020Today, female genital cutting is increasingly practised by trained healthcare providers. While opposition to medicalised female genital cutting (FGC) is strong, little is known about the underlying motivation for this medicalisation trend in practising ...
N. Van Eekert +3 more
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Religion, family structure, and the perpetuation of female genital cutting in Egypt
Journal of Demographic Economics, 2020How are harmful social practices brought to an end? Female genital cutting (FGC) is extremely common among ever-married women in Egypt, but the practice has declined among younger women and girls.
Lisa Blaydes, Melina R. Platas
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Pain, 2020
As a rite of passage to womanhood, 2 million girls undergo female genital circumcision (FGC) - the tradition of cutting, and often removing parts of the vulva - every year.
Mateja Perović +4 more
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As a rite of passage to womanhood, 2 million girls undergo female genital circumcision (FGC) - the tradition of cutting, and often removing parts of the vulva - every year.
Mateja Perović +4 more
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The Law and Ethics of Female Genital Cutting
Female Genital Cosmetic Surgery, 2019In this chapter, we contrast legal and ethical perspectives on two forms of nontherapeutic female genital cutting: those commonly known as “female genital mutilation” and those commonly known as “female genital cosmetic surgeries.” We begin by ...
A. Shahvisi, B. Earp
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Social clustering of preference for female genital mutilation/cutting in south-central Ethiopia
Nature Human BehaviourRecent estimates indicate that half of Ethiopian girls aged 15–19 years have experienced female genital mutilation/cutting (FGMC). Establishing whether and how pro-FGMC norms are maintained through social transmission is a key priority for global ...
Sarah Myers +5 more
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The psychological impact of displacement and female genital mutilation/cutting
Journal of Global HealthAlthough 230 million people worldwide have undergone female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C), its psychological consequences remain understudied. Asylum-seekers may face unique biopsychosocial burdens when migrating to countries where FGM/C is not a ...
S. Virk +3 more
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