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Campaigning against female genital mutilation in Ethiopia using popular education

open access: yes, 1998
This article focuses on a campaign to change attitudes towards the practice of female genital mutilation (FGM), and ultimately change behaviour. The campaign is based on a variety of complementary strategies, including popular education techniques. This
Spadacini, Beatrice, Nichols, Pamela
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Prevalence of female genital mutilation among women in Ethiopia: A systematic review and meta-analysis

open access: yesHeliyon, 2020
Background: Female genital mutilation affects the social, psychological, spiritual and physical well-being of women. In Ethiopia, studies regarding the female genital mutilation were conducted in various settings and years.
Robera Olana Fite   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Interview with Maria Vizcaíno Gómez

open access: yesCultura de los Cuidados, 2018
In this brief interview with a specialist in gynecology member of the commission of monitoring of Female Genital Mutilation in the Valencian Community, are treated essential aspects of Female Genital Mutilation and especially its incidence in the context
José Siles González   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Risk factors for not proceeding to reconstructive surgery after female genital mutilation: A cohort study of 220 women in a specialized referral center

open access: yesInternational Journal of Gynecology &Obstetrics, EarlyView.
Abstract Objective This study identifies factors associated with not proceeding to clitoral reconstructive surgery among women with female genital mutilation (FGM) enrolled in a specialized surgical pathway. Methods A retrospective cohort study was conducted at a multidisciplinary referral center in Montreuil, France, between January 2021 and December ...
Félicia Joinau‐Zoulovits   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Gender, violence, and killing: Revisiting femicide, and the overlooked realities of male victimization

open access: yesInternational Journal of Gynecology &Obstetrics, EarlyView.
Abstract The term femicide, widely used in reference to the “killing of a woman because she is a woman,” has been questioned on the ground that it implies unequal dignity of men and women victims of gender related death. This position called for an analysis of the terminology used to describe and define the various forms of killing of women and men. We
Giuseppe Benagiano   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) coding capacities in Swiss university hospitals using the International Classification of Diseases (ICD)

open access: yesBMC Public Health, 2021
Background The real prevalence and incidence of women living with or at risk of female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) is unknown in Switzerland and many parts of Europe, as there are no representative surveys similar to DHS or MICS for European ...
S. Cottler-Casanova   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Thermotherapy for prevention of perineal pain after vaginal birth: Evaluation of warm compresses and cold packs using a factorial randomized controlled trial

open access: yesInternational Journal of Gynecology &Obstetrics, EarlyView.
RCT : randomized controlled trial, mean dif. (95% CI) : mean difference (95% confidence interval), sd : standard deviation. Abstract Objective Perineal pain is common after vaginal birth and might affect maternal well‐being and mother–infant bonding.
Pauline Blanc‐Petitjean   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Understanding Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) [PDF]

open access: yes
It is estimated that more than 200 million girls and women alive today have undergone female genital mutilation in the countries where the practice is concentrated. The majority of girls are cut before they turn 15 years old.
McGarry, Julie   +9 more
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Female genital mutilation in France [PDF]

open access: yesBMJ, 1995
The French Family Planning Association first protested to the World Health Organisation in 1977 about its continuing silence concerning the genital mutilation of girls in Africa and the Far East; that same year the French delegate to the regional council of the International Planned Parenthood Federation brought the issue before its medical commission.
openaire   +2 more sources

Survey of the health and welfare of imported dogs presenting to UK veterinary surgeons

open access: yesVeterinary Record, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Since changes to legislation in 2012, numbers of dogs imported into the UK, especially rescues, have increased substantially. We aimed to explore the health and behaviour issues among imported dogs presented to UK veterinary surgeons. Methods An online survey was completed by 413 veterinary surgeons practising in the UK in 2023. The
Gina Pinchbeck   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

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