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The association between Female Genital Mutilation and sexual dysfunction during pregnancy - pilot study [PDF]

The Egyptian Family Medicine Journal, 2021
Background: Female sexual dysfunction is considered one of the ignored consequences associated with female genital mutilation. Female genital mutilation is estimated to be done for 200 million females in Africa and Asia.
Eman Sedik, marwa ahmed, Rasha Alkholy, Marwa Said   +3 more
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Effect of an Educational Program on Mothers’ Knowledge and Attitudes about Female Genital Mutilation at Tanta City [PDF]

International Egyptian Journal of Nursing Sciences and Research, 2021
Background: Female Genital Mutilation or Cutting (FGM/C) is a worldwide problem. Egypt has the world's highest total number with 27.2 million women having undergone FGM.
heba ghazy
doaj   +1 more source

Knowledge, attitudes, and practices of female health care service providers on female genital mutilation in Somalia: A cross-sectional study

Women's Health, 2023
Background: Despite a strong international standpoint against female genital mutilation, the prevalence of female genital mutilation in Somalia is extremely high.
Nadira Mehriban, Abu Naser Zafar Ullah, Md Imdadul Haque, Md Golam Dostogir Harun, Deka Mohamed Isse, Faisal Muhammad, ABM Alauddin Chowdhury, Moniruddin Chowdhury, Md Zobaer Hasan, Thomas Dessoffy   +9 more
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Female mutilation and its impact on reproductive health [PDF]

International Egyptian Journal of Nursing Sciences and Research, 2020
Female genital mutilation can be defined as any procedure that incorporates halfway or absolute expulsion of the female genital organs without a clinical purpose behind that.
Tyseer Marzouk
doaj   +1 more source

Trend in female genital mutilation and its associated adverse birth outcomes: A 10-year retrospective birth registry study in Northern Tanzania.

PLoS ONE, 2021
BackgroundApproximately 200 million women and girls were reported to have undergone female genital mutilation worldwide in 2015.UNICEF's data based on household survey estimates 15% of women from 15-49 years have undergone FGM from year 2004-2015 ...
Issa Rashid Suleiman, Eusebious Maro, Benjamin C Shayo, Julius Pius Alloyce, Gileard Masenga, Michael J Mahande, Bariki Mchome   +6 more
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Female genital mutilation and skilled birth attendance among women in sub-Saharan Africa

BMC Women's Health, 2022
Background There is evidence that women who have had their genitals cut suffer substantial difficulties during and/or after childbirth, including the need for a caesarean section, an episiotomy, an extended hospital stay, post-partum bleeding, and ...
Abdul-Aziz Seidu, Richard Gyan Aboagye, Barbara Sakyi, Collins Adu, Edward Kwabena Ameyaw, Joycelyn Boatemaa Affum, Bright Opoku Ahinkorah   +6 more
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Knowledge, attitude, practice, and predictors of female genital mutilation in Degadamot district, Amhara regional state, Northwest Ethiopia, 2018

BMC Women's Health, 2020
Background Female genital mutilation is defined as all procedures that involve partial or total removal of external female genitalia, or other injuries to the female genital organs for cultural and religious purposes.
Gedif Melese, Mulugeta Tesfa, Yewbmirt Sharew, Tsegaye Mehare   +3 more
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A 36-year-old lady with type three female genital mutilation (Infibulation) – its long-term complications: a case report and literature review

BMC Women's Health, 2023
Background Female genital mutilation comprises all procedures involving the partial or total removal of female external genitalia or other injury to the female external organs, whether for religious, cultural or other non-therapeutic reasons.
Tafese Dejene Jidha, Abdi Kebede Feyissa
doaj   +1 more source

Female genital mutilation in Britain [PDF]

BMJ, 1995
Much has been written about female genital mutilation in Africa, but little attention has been paid to its existence in Britain. Though it has been illegal in this country since 1985, it is practised secretly or children are sent abroad to have the operation.
J A, Black, G D, Debelle
openaire   +2 more sources

Researching female genital mutilation/cutting [PDF]

, 2017
This volume consist of papers which provide an overview of the presentations at the Second International Academic Seminar: Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting at the intersection of qualitative, quantitative and mixed method research.

core   +3 more sources