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Original Research Articles

The impact of health education on attitudes towards female genital mutilation (FGM) in a rural Nigerian community

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Pages 289-297 | Published online: 06 Jul 2009

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R. A. Powell & Faith N. Mwangi-Powell. (2017) Female genital mutilation and the Sustainable Development Goals: The importance of research. Health Care for Women International 38:6, pages 521-526.
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David Tordrup, Chrissy Bishop, Nathan Green, Max Petzold, Fernando Ruiz Vallejo, Joshua P Vogel & Christina Pallitto. (2022) Economic burden of female genital mutilation in 27 high-prevalence countries. BMJ Global Health 7:2, pages e004512.
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Mohamed Yussuf, Dennis J. Matanda & Richard A. Powell. (2020) Exploring the capacity of the Somaliland healthcare system to manage female genital mutilation / cutting-related complications and prevent the medicalization of the practice: a cross-sectional study. BMC Health Services Research 20:1.
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Eusebius Small, Bonita B. Sharma, Silviya Pavlova Nikolova & Betty C. Tonui. (2019) Hegemonic Masculinity Attitudes Toward Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting Among a Sample of College Students in Northern and Southern Sierra Leone. Journal of Transcultural Nursing 31:5, pages 468-478.
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Deldar Morad Abdulah, Angela Dawson & Bewar Abdulaziz Sedo. (2020) The impact of health education on attitudes of parents and religious leaders towards female genital mutilation. BMJ Sexual & Reproductive Health 46:1, pages 51-58.
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Nesrin Varol, Sabera Turkmani, Kirsten Black, John Hall & Angela Dawson. (2015) The role of men in abandonment of female genital mutilation: a systematic review. BMC Public Health 15:1.
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Elisabeth Isman, Amina Mahmoud Warsame, Annika Johansson, Sarah Fried & Vanja Berggren. (2013) Midwives' Experiences in Providing Care and Counselling to Women with Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) Related Problems. Obstetrics and Gynecology International 2013, pages 1-9.
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Rigmor C. Berg & Eva Denison. (2012) Effectiveness of Interventions Designed to Prevent Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting: A Systematic Review. Studies in Family Planning 43:2, pages 135-146.
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