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“Promote locally led initiatives to fight female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C)” lessons from anti-FGM/C advocates in rural Kenya

open access: yesReproductive Health, 2020
Background Female Genital Mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) is a tradition rooted in culture and involves the partial or total removal or other injury to the female genital organs for non-medical reasons.
Purity Mwendwa   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Conceptualizing sexual and gender-based violence in European asylum reception centers [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
Background: Sexual and gender based violence (SGBV) is a major public health problem and a violation of human rights. Refugees, asylum seekers and migrants are exposed to a constant risk for both victimization and perpetration.
Dias, Sónia   +3 more
core   +2 more sources

Antimicrobial prescribing guidelines for horses in Australia

open access: yesAustralian Veterinary Journal, Volume 103, Issue 12, Page 781-889, December 2025.
The growing problem of antimicrobial resistance also affects equine veterinarians with increasing frequency. Antimicrobial stewardship and responsible prescribing are essential for a future in which effective antimicrobials are available, as it is unlikely that new antimicrobials will become available for use in horses.
L Hardefeldt   +18 more
wiley   +1 more source

A systematic review and meta-analysis of the consequences of female genital mutilation on maternal and perinatal health outcomes in European and African countries

open access: yesBMJ Global Health, 2020
Introduction Key knowledge gaps remain to improve reproductive health outcomes for millions of women living with female genital mutilation (FGM). We aimed to update previous reviews and quantify more rigorously maternal and perinatal complications ...
Fatoumata Sylla, C. Moreau, A. Andro
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Medicalization of female genital mutilation/cutting

open access: yesAfrican Journal of Urology, 2013
Globally 100–140 million women and girls have been subjected to female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) which is a harmful practice, associated with immediate and long term complications, has no benefit what so ever, is unethical and has no religious ...
G.I. Serour
doaj   +1 more source

Female Genital Self-Image in Women With and Without Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

open access: yesSexual 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   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Profitable insecurities: trade mark law, misleading advertising, and body image perceptions in the United Kingdom

open access: yesJournal of Law and Society, Volume 52, Issue 4, Page 705-729, December 2025.
Abstract This article critically examines how brand names, slogans, and logos registered as United Kingdom (UK) trade marks for weight management solutions, health‐boosting supplements, and cosmetics are used in marketing communications to influence consumer behaviour. The analysis addresses concerns that these trade signs potentially mislead consumers
LUMINITA OLTEANU
wiley   +1 more source

An Overview of Female Genital Mutilation in Africa: Are the Women Beneficiaries or Victims?

open access: yesCureus, 2020
Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) is a social phenomenon that is deeply rooted in African socio-cultural and religious facets. It covers a sequence of procedures carried out on the genitals of females of different ages, including total or partial removal ...
Ganiyu O Shakirat   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Prevalence, knowledge, attitude and practices of female genital mutilation and cutting (FGM/C) among United Arab Emirates population

open access: yesBMC Women's Health, 2020
Background Female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) is a common practice in developing countries, including the UAE, and presents a major health problem.
Shamsa Al Awar   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Surgical management of a huge post-circumcision epidermoid cyst of the vulva presenting unusually in a postmenopausal woman: a case report

open access: yesJournal of Medical Case Reports, 2018
Background Epidermoid cysts of the external genitalia are one of the late complications of female genital mutilation. These cysts are usually small and painless. The presentation of a giant vulvar cyst in a postmenopausal woman has not been reported; the
Wondimu Gudu
doaj   +1 more source

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