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A multicentre study on knowledge and attitude of nurses in northern Nigeria concerning female genital mutilation

Adewale Ashimia *Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Federal Medical Centre Birnin Kudu, Jigawa State, NigeriaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Labaran Aliyua Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Teaching Hospital, Bauchi, Nigeria
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Muhammad Shittub Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Federal Medical Centre Gusau, Zamfara State, Nigeria
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Taiwo Amolec Department of Community Medicine, Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital, Kano, Nigeria
Pages 134-140 | Published online: 06 Mar 2014

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Modupe A. Ayoade. (2023) Spatiotemporal patterns of female genital mutilation in Nigeria: Evidence from the 2008, 2013 and 2018 NDHS. The Social Science Journal 0:0, pages 1-20.
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Hamdia M. Ahmed, Mosleh S. Kareem, Nazar P. Shabila & Barzhang Q. Mzori. (2019) Religious leaders’ position toward female genital cutting and their perspectives on the relationship between the Islamic religion and this practice. Women & Health 59:8, pages 854-866.
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Nazar P. Shabila, Hamdia M. Ahmed & Kolsoom Safari. (2017) Knowledge, attitude, and experience of health professionals of female genital mutilation (FGM): A qualitative study in Iraqi Kurdistan Region. Health Care for Women International 38:11, pages 1202-1218.
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Leila Jahangiry, Tahereh Pashaei & Koen Ponnet. (2021) Attitudes toward Female Genital Mutilation/Circumcision: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Healthcare 9:9, pages 1184.
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Hamdia M. Ahmed, Sherzad A. Shabu & Nazar P. Shabila. (2019) A qualitative assessment of women’s perspectives and experience of female genital mutilation in Iraqi Kurdistan Region. BMC Women's Health 19:1.
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Yasser A. Helmy. (2016) Impact of genital mutilation on sexual function in a cohort of women from upper Egypt. Evidence Based Womenʼs Health Journal 6:3, pages 110-114.
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María Reig‐Alcaraz, José Siles‐González & Carmen Solano‐Ruiz. (2015) A mixed‐method synthesis of knowledge, experiences and attitudes of health professionals to Female Genital Mutilation. Journal of Advanced Nursing 72:2, pages 245-260.
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Sohier Elneil. (2016) Female sexual dysfunction in female genital mutilation. Tropical Doctor 46:1, pages 2-11.
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Yvonne Zurynski, Premala Sureshkumar, Amy Phu & Elizabeth Elliott. (2015) Female genital mutilation and cutting: a systematic literature review of health professionals’ knowledge, attitudes and clinical practice. BMC International Health and Human Rights 15:1.
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Adewale O. Ashimi, Taiwo G. Amole & Zubairu Iliyasu. (2015) Prevalence and predictors of female genital mutilation among infants in a semi urban community in northern Nigeria. Sexual & Reproductive Healthcare 6:4, pages 243-248.
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Marco Velia, Antonina Argo, Angela Costanzo, Lucia Tarantino, Livio Milone & Carlo Pavone. (2015) Female Genital Mutilations: Genito-Urinary Complications and Ethical-Legal Aspects. Urologia Journal 82:3, pages 151-159.
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Adewale O. Ashimi & Taiwo G. Amole. (2014) Perception and attitude of pregnant women in a rural community north-west Nigeria to female genital mutilation. Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics 291:3, pages 695-700.
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