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Reconstructive surgery for women with female genital mutilation: A scoping review

open access: yesBJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics &Gynaecology, Volume 131, Issue 12, Page 1604-1619, November 2024.
Abstract Background Female genital mutilation (FGM) is a global public health concern. However, reconstructive surgery remains unavailable in many countries. Objectives This scoping review, guided by Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI) principles, explores indications, referral routes, eligibility, care pathways and clinical outcomes of reconstructive ...
Aurora Almadori   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Ajami script for the Mande languages [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
Arabic-based (Ajami) writing has been used for Mande languages, most probably, since the times of the Ancient Mali (13-16 centuries). It is still in use among Mandinka in Senegal, Gambia and Guinea Bissau, among Susu and Mogofin in Guinea, and to a ...
Vydrin, Valentin
core   +2 more sources

Genotypic spectrum of albinism in Mali

open access: yesPigment Cell &Melanoma Research, Volume 37, Issue 6, Page 752-761, November 2024.
We report the molecular analysis of a series a 23 patients originating from Mali. Four were diagnosed with OCA 1 (oculocutaneous albinism type 1), 17 with OCA 2, and two with OCA 4. Four novel pathogenic variants were identified (two in TYR, two in OCA2).
Modibo Diallo   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Development and validation of a tool to assess underlying factors of iron‐rich food consumption among pregnant women

open access: yesMaternal &Child Nutrition, Volume 20, Issue 4, October 2024.
Extended theory of planned behaviour (eTPB). Abstract Anaemia among pregnant women remains a public health concern globally. One major cause of this persistent problem is iron deficiency, which may be the result of limited iron intake in the diet. Using the extended version of the theory of planned behaviour (eTPB), this study aims to develop and ...
Sall Mohamadou   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Prevalence, clinical and virological characteristics and short‐term prognosis of hepatitis delta infection among patients with HIV/HBV in Nouakchott, Mauritania

open access: yesJournal of Viral Hepatitis, Volume 31, Issue 8, Page 457-465, August 2024.
Abstract Patients living with HIV infection (PLWH) are at risk of acquiring HBV and HDV. The present study aimed to determine the prevalence and characteristics of HIV–HDV–HBV tri‐infection in comparison with HIV–HBV coinfection and to estimate severities and outcomes of associated liver diseases in Mauritanian PLWH.
Hélène Le Guillou‐Guillemette   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Bentyia (Kukyia): a Songhay–Mande meeting point, and a “missing link” in the archaeology of the West African diasporas of traders, warriors, praise-singers, and clerics

open access: yesAfriques, 2013
The present tragedy in Mali draws our attention to the divisions, tensions and conflicts between West African ethnic groups, religious persuasions, and populations from different regions, in both the present and the past.
Paulo Fernando de Moraes Farias
doaj   +1 more source

Word‑level replacive tonal patterns in mande nominal constructions: On Christopher Green’s binary typology

open access: yesMandenkan, 2018
The paper criticially discusses Green’s (this issue) binary typology of replacive tones in Western Mande nominal constructions. Green’s distinction between the two types of replacive tones in Western Mande is based on the existence of Word 2 to Word 2 ...
Maria Konoshenko
doaj   +1 more source

Gendering translation: the 'female voice' in postcolonial Senegal [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
Using observations from translation theorists such as George Steiner, this article questions whether women's education in Senegal and separate male/female pools of communication have resulted in the development of distinct forms of writing.
Collins, G.
core   +1 more source

On Souleymane Kanté’s translation of the Quran into the Maninka language

open access: yesMandenkan, 2012
The article examines the first complete translation of the Qur’an into the Maninka language, created by Souleymane Kanté — the inventor of the N’ko script and a central figure in shaping the Maninka literary tradition. The author discusses the history of
Artem Davydov
doaj   +1 more source

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