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Reproductive Health Matters
An international journal on sexual and reproductive health and rights
Volume 21, 2013 - Issue 42: New development paradigms for health, SRHR and gender equity
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Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting: a statistical overview and exploration of the dynamics of change

United Nations Children’s Fund, New York, July 2013 ISBN: 978-92-806-4703-7

Pages 184-190 | Published online: 04 Dec 2013

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Zita Zsabokorszky, Sarah Van de Velde, Kristien Michielsen & Nina Van Eekert. (2023) Exploring the association between perceived male attitudes and female attitudes toward the discontinuation of Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting in Egypt. Frontiers in Sociology 8.
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Edward Kwabena Ameyaw, Seun Anjorin, Bright Opoku Ahinkorah, Abdul-Aziz Seidu, Olalekan A. Uthman, Mpho Keetile & Sanni Yaya. (2021) Women’s empowerment and female genital mutilation intention for daughters in Sierra Leone: a multilevel analysis. BMC Women's Health 21:1.
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Sarah M. Van de Velde & Nina Van Eekert. (2019) Seeking a Deeper Understanding of the Underlying Causes of Sexual Pain in Women Who Have Undergone Female Genital Cutting. Archives of Sexual Behavior 50:5, pages 1897-1901.
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Samuel Muhula, Anthony Mveyange, Samuel Oji Oti, Martha Bande, Hellen Kayiaa, Charles Leshore, David Kawai, Yvonne Opanga, Enock Marita, Sarah Karanja, Eefje Smet & Hilke Conradi. (2021) The impact of community led alternative rite of passage on eradication of female genital mutilation/cutting in Kajiado County, Kenya: A quasi-experimental study. PLOS ONE 16:4, pages e0249662.
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Brian D. Earp & Sara Johnsdotter. (2020) Current critiques of the WHO policy on female genital mutilation. International Journal of Impotence Research 33:2, pages 196-209.
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Awoere T Chinawa, Josephat M Chinawa, Edmund N Ossai, Ann E Aronu, Godwin E Ozokoli & Joseph Enebe. (2021) Pattern of Female Genital Mutilation among Adolescents Attending Secondary Schools’ in Enugu Metropolis. Journal of Tropical Pediatrics 67:1.
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Gedif Melese, Mulugeta Tesfa, Yewbmirt Sharew & Tsegaye Mehare. (2020) Knowledge, attitude, practice, and predictors of female genital mutilation in Degadamot district, Amhara regional state, Northwest Ethiopia, 2018. BMC Women's Health 20:1.
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