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Clinical characteristics of adolescents and young adults requesting labiaplasty – A Finnish cross‐sectional study

open access: yesActa Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica, EarlyView.
Adolescents and young adults seeking labiaplasty for functional concerns rarely have significant physical findings but frequently report mental health symptoms. Care by specialist teams familiar with puberty and adolescent development is crucial to provide appropriate counseling.
Aino Kilpeläinen   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Cultural and Religious Practices, the Lack of Educational Resources, and their Role in the Perpetuation of Female Genital Mutilation [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
Some form of female genital mutilation or circumcision takes place in most countries in Africa. This project aims to show that male dominance, culture, tradition, religion and ignorance of basic human rights play a pivotal role in the perpetuation of ...
Clarke, Claudelle
core   +1 more source

Migration and Caesarean Section Birth in the United Kingdom: A Secondary Analysis of Born in Bradford Data

open access: yesBirth, EarlyView.
This secondary analysis of Born in Bradford data provides comparison of caesarean section birth rates (total, elective, and emergency) between migrant populations and UK‐born women. Findings show variations between migrant populations with some experiencing significantly lower, and others significantly higher incidence rates.
Victoria Cadman   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Determinants of Female Genital Mutilation Among Under Five-Year Children in Motta Town, Northwest Ethiopia, 2022: Unmatched Case Control Study

open access: yesInternational Journal of Women's Health, 2023
Demeke Shumu,1 Balew Zeleke,2 Addisu Simachew3 1Department of Pediatrics and Child Health Nursing, Debre Markos University, College of Medicine and Health Science, Debre Markos, Ethiopia; 2Department of Pediatrics and Child Health Nursing, Bahir Dar ...
Shumu D, Zeleke B, Simachew A
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Female genital mutilation [PDF]

open access: yesBMJ, 1996
EDITOR,—We wish to comment on some of the points raised in the letters responding to our article on female genital mutilation.1 Godwin I Meniru and colleagues play down the association between female genital mutilation and Islam.2 We accept that the custom predated both Islam and Christianity, that Islam spread to many countries in which the custom ...
J A Black, G D Debelle
openaire   +1 more source

Volunteerism and Community Mobilization for the Abolition of Fgm: Lesson Learnt from the UNV Pilot Project in Sudan. [PDF]

open access: yes, 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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Impact of Female Mating Status on Male Courtship Behaviour in a Sexually Cannibalistic New Zealand Fishing Spider

open access: yesEthology, EarlyView.
Scoring of male courtship behaviour in Dolomedes minor revealed no effect of female mating status on courtship duration or sequence structure, but males delayed the initiation of courtship when encountering previously mated females. ABSTRACT The evolution of male courtship rituals has traditionally been attributed to female mate selection, but may also
Bastien E. Clémot   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The comparison of sexual function in types I and II of female genital mutilation

open access: yesBMC Women's Health
Background Female genital mutilation has many sexual, physical, and psychological consequences. The present study aimed to examine the relationship between Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C), and Sexual Function among circumcised women in Sardasht
Kosar Hassannezhad   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Multinational enterprises’ contribution to gender equality: An integrative framework

open access: yesInternational Journal of Management Reviews, EarlyView.
Abstract Despite the progress made in recent years, inequalities between men and women persist. Gender equality (GE) is one of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDG5) that multinational enterprises (MNEs) can contribute most to. This is because SDG5 integrates directly into MNEs’ human resource practices, supply chain management and ...
Sonia María Suárez‐Ortega   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

An Interpretative Phenomenological Exploration of the Lived Experiences of Female Anti‐FGM Activists in the United Kingdom

open access: yesJournal of Community &Applied Social Psychology, Volume 36, Issue 2, March/April 2026.
ABSTRACT This study examines the experiences of grassroots activists who are campaigning to end FGM. Seven semi‐structured interviews were conducted with women from the diaspora community in the United Kingdom. Using interpretative phenomenological analysis the researchers constructed five themes: ‘The path to activism’, ‘conflict and struggle ...
Amal Ali, Paula Corcoran
wiley   +1 more source

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