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Attitudes and Experiences Surrounding Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting in the United States: A Scoping Review United States

Attitudes and Experiences Surrounding Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting in the United States: A Scoping Review

Description A scoping review was conducted to identify research and gaps in literature about FGM/C–related attitudes and experiences among individuals from FGMC–practicing countries living...

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A Research Agenda to Strengthen Evidence Generation and Utilisation to Accelerate the Elimination of Female Genital Mutilation International

A Research Agenda to Strengthen Evidence Generation and Utilisation to Accelerate the Elimination of Female Genital Mutilation

Description This agenda outlines the evidence gaps that need to be addressed and provides approaches to enable uptake and effectiveuse of the evidence generated....

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Perspectives on female genital cutting among immigrant women and men in Boston. United States

Perspectives on female genital cutting among immigrant women and men in Boston.

Description This study documents the perceptions and experiences of immigrant women and men in the US related to FGMC. This paper examines the effects...

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Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting in the United States: Updated Estimates of Women and Girls at Risk, 2012 United States

Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting in the United States: Updated Estimates of Women and Girls at Risk, 2012

Description This study updated an earlier estimate of the number of women and girls in the U.S. who were at risk for FGM/C or...

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Sahiyo Activist Needs Assessment Research Summary and Implications Bohra community Community-Specific International

Sahiyo Activist Needs Assessment Research Summary and Implications

Description In this report, Sahiyo intends to not only to summarize the key findings from their primary research and draw implications for the broader...

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Understanding Female Genital Cutting in the Dawoodi Bohra Community: An Exploratory Study Bohra community Community-Specific International

Understanding Female Genital Cutting in the Dawoodi Bohra Community: An Exploratory Study

Description This study attempts to understand the views, beliefs and rationales of the practice held by women belonging to the Dawoodi Bohra community to...

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Curbside Consultation: Female Gentital Mutilation or Cutting International

Curbside Consultation: Female Gentital Mutilation or Cutting

Description This commentary includes a case scenario of a woman seeking obstretric care in addition to pravelance rates of FGMC, recommendations for patient evaluation,...

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A Meta-Synthesis of the Birth Experiences of African Immigrant Women Affected by Female Genital Cutting. International

A Meta-Synthesis of the Birth Experiences of African Immigrant Women Affected by Female Genital Cutting.

Description The purpose of this qualitative meta-synthesis was to understand the labor and birth experiences of immigrant women in countries of resettlement who have...

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Female Genital Mutilation Health Consequences and Complications A Short Literature Review International

Female Genital Mutilation Health Consequences and Complications A Short Literature Review

Description The aim of the present study was to compare literature sources regarding the practice and negative outcomes of FGM as well as explore...

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Female Genital Cutting: Clinical Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices from a Provider survey in the U.S. United States

Female Genital Cutting: Clinical Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices from a Provider survey in the U.S.

Description This research explored providers’ FGC-related experience, knowledge of the cultural practice, prior training, attitudes towards medicalization, including reinfibulation, and clinical practice. Author Lane,...

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