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The relation of female circumcision to sexual behavior in Kenya and Nigeria

Sibonginkosi MpofuDemography and Population Studies Programme, Schools of Public Health and Social Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South AfricaView further author information
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Clifford OdimegwuDemography and Population Studies Programme, Schools of Public Health and Social Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South AfricaView further author information
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Nicole De WetDemography and Population Studies Programme, Schools of Public Health and Social Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South AfricaView further author information
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Sunday AdediniDemography and Population Studies Programme, Schools of Public Health and Social Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa;Department of Demography and Social Statistics, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife, NigeriaView further author information
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Joshua AkinyemiDemography and Population Studies Programme, Schools of Public Health and Social Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa;Department of Epidemiology and Medical Statistics, Faculty of Public Health, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, NigeriaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 757-774 | Received 30 Sep 2015, Accepted 02 Jun 2016, Published online: 03 Aug 2016

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Dennis J. Matanda, Caroline W. Kabiru, Chantalle Okondo & Bettina Shell-Duncan. (2022) Plurality of beliefs about female genital mutilation amidst decades of intervention programming in Narok and Kisii Counties, Kenya. Culture, Health & Sexuality 24:6, pages 750-766.
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Yujiro Sano, Irenius Konkor, Roger Antabe & Rosalind Ragetlie. (2021) Physical Intimate Partner Violence Justification and Female Genital Mutilation in Kenya: Evidence from the Demographic and Health Survey. Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment & Trauma 30:6, pages 781-791.
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Dawit G. Alemu, Zelalem T. Haile, Elizabeth Wachira & Donaldson Conserve. (2024) Female Circumcision and Sexual Negotiation Ability of Ethiopian Women. Violence Against Women.
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Martina Mchenga. (2024) Female Genital Mutilation and Sexual Risk Behaviors of Adolescent Girls and Young Women Aged 15–24 Years: Evidence From Sierra Leone. Journal of Adolescent Health 74:1, pages 186-193.
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Esho Tammary & Kumar Manasi. (2023) Mental and sexual health outcomes associated with FGM/C in Africa: a systematic narrative synthesis. eClinicalMedicine 56, pages 101813.
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Babatunde Adelekan, Yusuf Olushola Kareem, Zubaida Abubakar, Karima Bungudu, Adewale Aderemi, Erika Goldson, Ulla Mueller, Sanni Yaya & Adesegun Fatusi. (2022) Female genital mutilation and sexual behaviour by marital status among a nationally representative sample of Nigerian women. Reproductive Health 19:1.
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Bright Opoku Ahinkorah, John Elvis HaganJrJr, Abdul-Aziz Seidu, Eugene Budu, Ebenezer Kwesi Armah-Ansah, Collins Adu, Edward Kwabena Ameyaw & Sanni Yaya. (2021) Empirical linkages between female genital mutilation and multiple sexual partnership: evidence from the 2018 Mali and 2013 Sierra Leone Demographic and Health Surveys. Journal of Biosocial Science 54:3, pages 355-370.
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Rachel A. Joseph & Lora M. Mullen. (2021) Medically Unnecessary Female Genital Alteration. Journal of Pediatric Surgical Nursing 10:1, pages 40-47.
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Brian Engelsma, Gerry Mackie & Brandon Merrell. (2020) Unprogrammed abandonment of female genital mutilation/cutting. World Development 129, pages 104845.
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Elizabeth Heger Boyle & Joseph Svec. (2019) Intergenerational Transmission of Female Genital Cutting: Community and Marriage Dynamics. Journal of Marriage and Family 81:3, pages 631-647.
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Elaine Connelly, Nina Murray, Helen Baillot & Natasha Howard. (2018) Missing from the debate? A qualitative study exploring the role of communities within interventions to address female genital mutilation in Europe. BMJ Open 8:6, pages e021430.
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Dunn F. (2017) Is It Possible to End Female Circumcision in Africa?. Clinical Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology 1:1, pages 007-013.
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