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Reproductive Health Matters
An international journal on sexual and reproductive health and rights
Volume 18, 2010 - Issue 35: Cosmetic surgery, body image and sexuality
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“Cutting for love”: genital incisions to enhance sexual desirability and commitment in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Fiona ScorgieMaternal, Adolescent and Child Health, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South [email protected]
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Mags BeksinskaReproductive Health and HIV Research Unit & Maternal, Adolescent and Child Health, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
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Matthew ChersichDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Ghent University, Gent, Belgium, and Technical Advisor, Reproductive Health and HIV Research Unit, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
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Busi KuneneProgram for Appropriate Technology in Health, Johannesburg, South Africa
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Adriane Martin HilberDepartment of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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Jennifer SmitReproductive Health and HIV Research Unit & Maternal Adolescent and Child Health, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
(Senior Director Senior Researcher Project Director Visiting Professor Technical Advisor Technical Advisor)
Pages 64-73 | Published online: 10 Jun 2010

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Carolyn M. Audet, Bryan E. Shepherd, Muktar H. Aliyu, Mosa Moshabela, Mariah J. Pettapiece-Phillips & Ryan G. Wagner. (2021) Healer-led vs. clinician-led training to improve personal protective equipment use among traditional healers in South Africa: a randomized controlled trial protocol. Global Health Action 14:1.
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Fiona Scorgie, Jennifer A. Smit, Busisiwe Kunene, Adriane Martin-Hilber, Mags Beksinska & Matthew F. Chersich. (2011) Predictors of vaginal practices for sex and hygiene in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa: findings of a household survey and qualitative inquiry. Culture, Health & Sexuality 13:4, pages 381-398.
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Carolyn M. Audet, Elisa Gobbo, Daniel E. Sack, Elise M. Clemens, Sizzy Ngobeni, Mevian Mkansi, Muktar H. Aliyu & Ryan G. Wagner. (2020) Traditional healers use of personal protective equipment: a qualitative study in rural South Africa. BMC Health Services Research 20:1.
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Dorothy Hughes & Joanna Veazey Brooks. (2020) Using Qualitative Research to Study the Profession of Rural Surgery. Surgical Clinics of North America 100:5, pages 949-970.
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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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Guillermo Martinez Pérez & Safieh Shah. (2013) On MeSH: Have Female Genitalia Fallen into Oblivion?. The Journal of Sexual Medicine 10:10, pages 2605-2606.
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Adriane Martin Hilber, Elise Kenter, Shelagh Redmond, Sonja Merten, Brigitte Bagnol, Nicola Low & Ruth Garside. (2012) Vaginal practices as women's agency in Sub-Saharan Africa: A synthesis of meaning and motivation through meta-ethnography. Social Science & Medicine 74:9, pages 1311-1323.
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