Female genital mutilation: have we made progress?

@article{Toubia2003FemaleGM,
  title={Female genital mutilation: have we made progress?},
  author={Nahid Toubia and Eiman Hussein Sharief},
  journal={International Journal of Gynecology \& Obstetrics},
  year={2003},
  volume={82}
}
  • N. Toubia, E. Sharief
  • Published 1 September 2003
  • Political Science
  • International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics
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  • 2016
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International medical organizations and societies should assume their responsibility by providing a platform to professionals engaged in the prevention and treatment of the consequences of FGM, especially those living in the communities where the practice is endemic.
Female Genital Mutilation. Overview and Current Knowledge
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The prevalence of FGM and its variation over time in the different regions of the world is examined, and current knowledge of the determinants of the practice and its effects on health and sexuality is presented.
[Female genital mutilation].
  • E. Leye, M. Temmerman
  • Biology
    Verhandelingen - Koninklijke Academie voor Geneeskunde van Belgie
  • 2001
TLDR
The struggle against FGM must be a combined effort of law enforcement, targeted information- and sensibilization campaigns, education and training activities for various target groups that aim at establishing behavioural changes.
Female genital mutilation in developing countries: an agenda for public health response.
Female genital mutilation: Origin, beliefs, prevalence and implications for health care workers caring for immigrant women in Australia
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Findings of this literature review highlight the need for heightened awareness of issues around FGM n order to provide adequate physical and psychological support to women affected by FGM.
Harmful Traditional Practices and Women’s Health: Female Genital Mutilation
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Analyze opportunities for prevention activities targeted at local practitioners of FGM, parents, at-risk adolescents, health and social workers, governments, religious authorities, the civil society, and the community.
The Identity Economics of Female Genital Mutilation
Female genital mutilation (FGM) involves the partial or complete excision of external female genitalia and other damage to the female genital organs. This paper develops the identity economics of FGM…
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Information regarding health risks has to be integrated into culturally sensitive approaches based on human rights and improving the situation for girls and women in order to reach a point where genital mutilation of girls will be generally abandoned.
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It is only by working together that the practice of FGM can be abolished and women and girls may be free from this practice and its associated consequences.
Female genital mutilation in Sierra Leone
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The practice of FGM in Sierra Leone merits much more attention in research and policy in order to further identify and understand the effects on girls and women and to express ambivalence towards the practice.
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