Debating medicalization of Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C) : learning from (policy) experiences across countries [PDF]
Reproductive Health, 2019 Background: Although Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C) is internationally considered a harmful practice, it is increasingly being medicalized allegedly to reduce its negative health effects, and is thus suggested as a harm reduction strategy in ...
Barrett, Hazel +4 more
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A new preferential diffusion model applied to FGM simulations of hydrogen flames
Combustion theory and modelling, 2021 Preferential diffusion is very important in simulations of hydrogen flames. Flame stretch and curvature induce strong preferential diffusion effects in laminar premixed hydrogen flames, causing strong local deviations from the unburnt mixture fraction in
N. Mukundakumar +3 more
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Women's position and attitudes towards female genital mutilation in Egypt : a secondary analysis of the Egypt demographic and health surveys, 1995-2014 [PDF]
, 2015 Background: Female genital mutilation (FGM) is still widespread in Egyptian society. It is strongly entrenched in local tradition and culture and has a strong link to the position of women.
Gage, Anastasia J +2 more
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Advances in Applied Probability, 2023 AbstractCopulas provide a powerful and flexible tool for modeling the dependence structure of random vectors, and they have many applications in finance, insurance, engineering, hydrology, and other fields. One well-known class of copulas in two dimensions is the Farlie–Gumbel–Morgenstern (FGM) copula, since its simple analytic shape enables closed ...
Christopher Blier-Wong +2 more
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Mandatory reporting of FGM [PDF]
British Journal of General Practice, 2015 The commendable editorial Mandatory reporting of female genital mutilation by healthcare professionals 1 drew front-line health professionals’ attention to proposed legal changes2 and their clinical implications. We agree with the authors’ concerns regarding confidentiality.3 We wish to draw attention to the distinction between (a) mandatory reporting
Joel, Naftalin, Susan, Bewley
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Annals of Microbiology, 2021 Purpose Streptococcus alactolyticus strain FGM is used to ferment Astragalus membranaceus to develop a novel feed additive for animals in China. This study aimed at characterizing the safety and potential probiotic features of the strain FGM in vitro ...
Jingyan Zhang +9 more
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The Applicability of Behaviour Change in Intervention Programmes Targeted at Ending Female Genital Mutilation in the EU:Integrating Social Cognitive and Community Level Approaches [PDF]
, 2013 With increased migration, female genital mutilation (FGM) also referred to as female circumcision or female genital cutting is no longer restricted to Africa, the Middle East, and Asia.
Barrett, Hazel +2 more
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Improving sexual and reproductive health of migrant girls and women living with female genital mutilations providing them with specific maternity care. [PDF]
, 2017 Worldwide, 200 million girls and women have been estimated as living with female genital mutilation/cutting. Today, this phenomenon does not only concern the countries where this practice is widespread, but also in many other nations where the ...
Benagiano, Giuseppe +5 more
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The experience of maternity care for migrant women living with female genital mutilation: A qualitative synthesis [PDF]
, 2019 BACKGROUND: Increasing numbers of childbearing women with a history of female genital mutilation (FGM) are accessing maternity services in high-income countries across the world.
Abusharaf +25 more
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We need to stop female genital mutilation! [PDF]
, 2016 Over the next decade around 30 million girls under age 15 are at risk of FGM/C. Given that there is no physical benefit for the girls and acknowledging that FGM/C involves physical, psychological, social and reproductive harm, we, along with major ...
Belizan, Jose +2 more
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