• DOI:10.1016/j.ijgo.2011.02.003
Corpus ID: 28600501

Female genital mutilation in Upper Egypt in the new millennium

@article{Rasheed2011FemaleGM,
  title={Female genital mutilation in Upper Egypt in the new millennium},
  author={S. Rasheed and A. H. Abd-Ellah and Fouad M. A. Yousef},
  journal={International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics},
  year={2011},
  volume={114}
}

S. Rasheed, A. H. Abd-Ellah, Fouad M. A. Yousef

Published 2011

Medicine

International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics

OBJECTIVE To estimate the influence of the 2007 criminalization law on the prevalence and yearly incidence of female genital mutilation (FGM) in Upper Egypt and assess the attitudes of both the population and their health providers toward FGM. [...] Key MethodMETHODS Between September 15, 2008, and September 15, 2010, all girls and young women presenting at the Departments of Gynecology and Obstetrics or Pediatrics of Sohag and Qena University Hospitals were invited to answer a questionnaire, which was also…Expand Abstract

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