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The impact of the law in the prevention of FGM : legal analysis [PDF]

, 2017
none4siFemale genital mutilation or cutting (FGM/C), as a topic, has evolved over the last eighty years, from being almost unheard of outside practicing countries [1], to a subject about which, there is now greater awareness. However, many misconceptions
Farina, Patrizia, Leye, Els, Ortensi, Livia, Pecorella, Claudia   +3 more
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Mapping the lack of public initiative against female genital mutilation in Denmark

Reproductive Health, 2018
Background Female genital mutilation (FGM) is a harmful practice prevalent in 35 countries, mainly in Africa, as well as in some Middle Eastern countries and a few Asian countries.
Gro Møller Christoffersen, Peter James Bruhn, Rosanna de Neergaard, Susanne Engel, Vibeke Naeser   +4 more
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Female Genital Self-Image in Women With and Without Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

Sexual Medicine, 2020
Introduction: The consequences of female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) on female genital self-image are not known. Aim: To assess whether women with and without FGM/C differed with regard to female genital self-image.
Abdulrahim A. Rouzi, MB, ChB, Rigmor C. Berg, PhD, Rana Alamoudi, MB, ChB, Faten Alzaban, MB, ChB, Mohammad Sehlo, MD   +4 more
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Reshaping the global health agenda: female genital cutting [PDF]

Medical Education Online, 2016
Nina Al-Saadi, Harun Khan, Sameera Auckburally, Adam Al-Saadi, Tasnia Khan   +4 more
doaj   +2 more sources

A 12-year-old Somalian girl presented with chronic kidney disease and died as a result of female genital mutilation- A case report

Urology Case Reports, 2023
The tradition of female genital mutilation (FGM) is practiced in many African countries, including Somalia. FGM is responsible for several short and long-term complications that can negatively influence vital and functional prognosis.
Ahmed Issak Hussein, Ahmed Muhammad Bashir, Mohamed Mukhtar Kassim, Shukri Said Mohamed, Safio Ahmed Hussein, Abdikarim Hussein Mohamed   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Prevalence and factors associated with female genital mutilation among women of reproductive age in the Bawku municipality and Pusiga District of northern Ghana

BMC Women's Health, 2018
Background Globally, three million girls are at risk of female genital mutilation (FGM) and an estimated 200 million girls and women in the world have undergone FGM.
Evelyn Sakeah, Cornelius Debpuur, Abraham Rexford Oduro, Paul Welaga, Raymond Aborigo, James Kotuah Sakeah, Cheryl A. Moyer   +6 more
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Volunteerism and Community Mobilization for the Abolition of Fgm: Lesson Learnt from the UNV Pilot Project in Sudan. [PDF]

, 2007
This paper reflects on some of the lessons learnt from UNV interventions of using volunteerism to mobilize local communities to combat female genital mutilation/cutting in ...
Nafisa Mohamed A. Bedri
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Female genital mutilation: Overview and dermatologic relevanceCapsule Summary

JAAD International
Female genital mutilation (FGM) is a common cultural practice, which involves the partial or complete removal of the external female genitalia. With increasing immigration from regions where the practice is endemic, there has been a growing prevalence of
Ilhan Esse, BA, Colin M. Kincaid, BS, Carrie Ann Terrell, MD, Natasha A. Mesinkovska, MD, PhD   +3 more
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Factors associated with the support of pricking (female genital cutting type IV) among Somali immigrants – a cross-sectional study in Sweden

Reproductive Health, 2017
Background Pricking, classified as female genital cutting (FGC) type IV by the World Health Organization, is an under-researched area gaining momentum among diaspora communities. Our aim was to explore factors associated with being supportive of pricking
Anna Wahlberg, Sara Johnsdotter, Katarina Ekholm Selling, Carina Källestål, Birgitta Essén   +4 more
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Towards a better estimation of prevalence of female genital mutilation in the European Union: a situation analysis

Reproductive Health, 2020
Background Female genital mutilation (FGM) is a harmful cultural practice that is predominantly documented in Africa, but also occurs in other parts of the world. Due to migration, women who have undergone FGM can also be found in the European Union (EU).
L. De Schrijver, L. Van Baelen, N. Van Eekert, E. Leye   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source