Female Circumcision
Female genital mutilation (FGM), also known as female genital cutting and female circumcision, is the ritual cutting or removal of some or all of the external female genitalia. The practice is found in Africa, Asia and the Middle East, and within communities from countries in which FGM is common. UNICEF estimated in 2016 that 200 million women living today in 30 countries—27 African countries, Indonesia, Iraqi Kurdistan and Yemen—have undergone the procedures.Typically carried out by a traditional circumciser using a blade, FGM is conducted from days after birth to puberty and beyond. In half of the countries for which national …
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Smith-Magenis Syndrome Foundation · 2024 English
Genital Mutilation (FGM) Also known as ‘female circumcision’ or ‘cutting’. It is a procedure where the …
SIECUS: Sexuality Information and Education Council of the United States · 2024 English
Sexol- ogy to establish a policy on “female circumcision” in many Third World countries, highlighting …
Population Council Inc. · 2024 English
Adinma, J. (1997). Current status of female circumcision among Nigerian Igbos. West African Journal … B., & Clark, W. (2002). The decline of female circumcision in Egypt: evidence and interpretation. Social … , & Sundby, J. (2013). Attitudes toward female circumcision among men and women in two districts in … without ritual and ritual without cutting: Female "circumcision" and the re-ritualization of initiation … In B. Shell-Duncan & Y. Hernlund (Eds.), Female "Circumcision" in Africa: Culture, Controversy, and Change …
Population Council Inc. · 2024 English
mutilation,” “female genital cutting,” or “female circumcision” combined with medical subject heading (MeSH) … 7. El Dareer, A. 1983. “Complications of female circumcision in the Sudan,” Tropical Doctor 13: 131–3 … 17–25. 14. Rushwan, H. et al. 1983. “Female circumcision in the Sudan. Prevalence, complications, … De Silva, S. 1989. “Obstetric sequelae of female circumcision,” European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology … 26. Brewer, D. D. et al. 2007. “Male and female circumcision associated with prevalent HIV infection …
RSH: Royal Shrewsbury Hospital · 2024 English
referred to as female genital cutting or female circumcision. It has been estimated that over 20,000 …
Derriford Hospital · 2024 English
Mutilation (FGM) (sometimes referred to as female circumcision or cutting and by other terms such as sunna …
Population Council Inc. · 2024 English
of violence. Specifically, belief that female circumcision should continue and the intention of girls …
Mount Gould Hospital · 2024 English
for this to be done. It's also known as "female circumcision" or "cutting", and by other terms such as …
Population Council Inc. · 2024 English
There are a number of explanations for female circumcision that can be found in anthropological theories … regarding explanations of the practice of female circumcision common in Malian society. The great majority … majority of respondents (51%) maintained that female circumcision was a religious obligation; 50% thought … there should be no campaign to discourage female circumcision, a figure which corresponds to the 60% who …
Population Council Inc. · 2024 English
convinced them to re-evaluate their views about female circumcision, compared with only 17 percent of women … raise awareness about the harmful nature of female circumcision. We asked respondents about their immediate … Inter- vention village All practice female circumcision 93 45 81 57 … 15 2 11 0 8 No one practices female circumcision 0 11 1 5 2 7 1 6 1 5 … Inter- vention village Made you reassess female circumcision and its value 17 81 31 51 41 …
