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Religious Perceptions and Attitudes of Men towards Discontinuation of Female Genital Cutting in Nigeria: Evidence from the 2013 Nigeria Demographic and Health Survey
Author(s):
Ayotunde Titilayo, Martin E. Palamuleni, John O. Olaoye-Oyesola, and Olumide M. Owoeye
Journal:
African Journal of Reproductive Health
(JAN 2018) , 22(1): 20-28; DOI: 10.29063/ajrh2018/v22i1.2
Topic(s):
Female Genital Cutting
,
Household and Respondent Characteristics
,
Maternal Health
Country(s):
Nigeria
Web:
https://www.ajrh.info/index.php/ajrh/article/download/1352/p
Thirty-year trends in the prevalence and severity of female genital mutilation: a comparison of 22 countries
Author(s):
Alissa Koski, and Jody Heymann
Journal:
BMC Women's Health
(NOV 2017) , 2(4):e000467; DOI: 10.1136/bmjgh-2017-000467
Topic(s):
Female Genital Cutting
Country(s):
Multiple African Countries
Web:
https://gh.bmj.com/content/2/4/e000467
The relation of female circumcision to sexual behavior in Kenya and Nigeria
Author(s):
Mpofu S, Odimegwu C, De Wet N, Adedini S, and Akinyemi J
Journal:
Women & Health
(AUG 2017) , 57(7):757-774. doi: 10.1080/03630242.2016.1206054
Topic(s):
Family Planning
,
Female Genital Cutting
,
HIV/AIDS
,
Maternal Health
Country(s):
Kenya
,
Nigeria
Sociodemographic factors associated with female genital cutting among women of reproductive age in Nigeria
Author(s):
Ojo TO, and Ijadunola MY
Journal:
European Journal of Contraception and Reproductive Health Care
(AUG 2017) , 22(4):274-279. doi: 10.1080/13625187.2017.1328048
Topic(s):
Female Genital Cutting
Country(s):
Nigeria
The association between economic development, education and FGM in six selected African countries
Author(s):
Ramu Rawat
Journal:
African Journal of Midwifery and Women's Health
(JUL 2017) , 1(3): 137–146; DOI: https://doi.org/10.12968/ajmw.2017.11.3.137
Topic(s):
Education
,
Female Genital Cutting
,
Wealth/Socioeconomics
Country(s):
Multiple African Countries
Frequency-dependent Female Genital Cutting Behaviour Confers Evolutionary Fitness Benefits
Author(s):
Janet A Howard, and Mhairi A Gibson
Journal:
Nature Ecology & Evolution
(FEB 2017) , 1(3): 49; DOI: 10.1038/s41559-016-0049
Topic(s):
Female Genital Cutting
,
Maternal Health
Country(s):
Multiple African Countries
Geographic Coverage of Male Circumcision in Western Kenya
Author(s):
Adam Akullian, Mathews Onyango, Daniel Klein, Jacob Odhiambo, and Anna Bershteyn
Journal:
Medicine (Baltimore)
(JAN 2017) , 96(2): e5885; DOI: 10.1097/MD.0000000000005885
Topic(s):
Adult Health Issues
,
Female Genital Cutting
,
Gender
,
Geographic Information
,
HIV/AIDS
Country(s):
Kenya
Web:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5266192/
Circumcision status and time to sexual debut among youth in Sub-Saharan Africa: Evidence from six Demographic and Health Surveys
Author(s):
Kangmennaang, Joseph; Osei, Lydia; Mkandawire, Paul; Luginaah, Isaac; and Kangmennaang, Joseph
Journal:
AIDS and Behavior
(NOV 2016) , 20(11): 2514-2528; DOI: 10.1007/s10461-015-1141-8
Topic(s):
Family Planning
,
Female Genital Cutting
,
Fertility and Fertility Preferences
,
Gender
,
HIV/AIDS
,
Maternal Health
,
Youth
Country(s):
Multiple African Countries
Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision for HIV Prevention in Malawi: Modeling the Impact and Cost of Focusing the Program by Client Age and Geography
Author(s):
Katharine Kripke , Frank Chimbwandira, Zebedee Mwandi, Faustin Matchere, Melissa Schnure, Jason Reed, Delivette Castor, Sema Sgaier, and Emmanuel Njeuhmeli
Journal:
PLOS ONE
(JUL 2016) , 11(7): e0156521; doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0156521
Topic(s):
Adult Health Issues
,
Female Genital Cutting
,
Gender
,
HIV/AIDS
Country(s):
Malawi
Web:
http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.
Trends in attitudes towards female genital mutilation among ever-married Egyptian women, evidence from the Demographic and Health Surveys, 1995-2014: Paths of change
Author(s):
R. Van Rossem, D. Meekers, and A.J. Gage
Journal:
International Journal for Equity in Health
(FEB 2016) , 15(1): Article number 31; doi: 10.1186/s12939-016-0324-x
Topic(s):
Female Genital Cutting
Country(s):
Egypt
Web:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4765026/
Geographic Variation and Factors Associated with Female Genital Mutilation among Reproductive Age Women in Ethiopia: A National Population Based Survey
Author(s):
Setegn T., Lakew Y., and Deribe K.
Journal:
PLOS ONE
(JAN 2016) , 11(1):e0145329, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0145329
Topic(s):
Female Genital Cutting
,
Maternal Health
Country(s):
Ethiopia
Web:
http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.
All in the family: Explaining the persistence of female genital cutting in West Africa
Author(s):
Marc F. Bellemare, Lindsey Novak, and Tara L. Steinmetz
Journal:
Journal of Demographic Economics
(SEP 2015) , 116: 252-265; DOI: 10.1016/j.jdeveco.2015.06.001
Topic(s):
Female Genital Cutting
,
Maternal Health
Country(s):
Multiple African Countries
Female genital mutilation: a multi-country study
Author(s):
Koustuv Dalal, Ming-Shinn Lee, Gainel Ussatayeva, and Mervyn Gifford
Journal:
Health MED: Journal of Society for development in new net environment in B&H
(APR 2015) , 9(4): 161
Topic(s):
Female Genital Cutting
Country(s):
Egypt
,
Guinea
,
Mali
,
Sierra Leone
,
Multiple African Countries
Web:
http://healthmed.ba/pdf/healthmed_9_4_web.pdf#page=28
Female Genital Cutting and Long-Term Health Consequences – Nationally Representative Estimates across 13 Countries
Author(s):
Natascha Wagner
Journal:
Journal of Development Studies
(APR 2015) , 51(3), DOI:10.1080/00220388.2014.976620
Topic(s):
Female Genital Cutting
,
Maternal Health
Country(s):
Multiple African Countries
Association between wanting circumcision and risky sexual behaviour in Zimbabwe: evidence from the 2010-11 Zimbabwe demographic and health survey
Author(s):
Antony Chikutsa, Alfred C. Ncube, and Shepard Mutsau
Journal:
Reproductive Health
(MAR 2015) , 12:15 doi:10.1186/s12978-015-0001-3
Topic(s):
Family Planning
,
Female Genital Cutting
,
Gender
,
HIV/AIDS
,
Maternal Health
Country(s):
Zimbabwe
Web:
http://www.reproductive-health-journal.com/content/12/1/15
Improving estimates of the prevalence of Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting among migrants in Western countries
Author(s):
Livia Elisa Ortensi, Patrizia Farina, and Alessio Menonna
Journal:
Demographic Research
(FEB 2015) , 32(18): 543-562; DOI: DOI: 10.4054/DemRes.2015.32.18
Topic(s):
Female Genital Cutting
,
Household and Respondent Characteristics
Country(s):
Multiple Regions
Web:
https://www.jstor.org/stable/pdf/26350124.pdf?ab_segments=0%
Male Circumcision and Risky Sexual Behavior in Zimbabwe: Evidence from the 2010-11 Zimbabwe Demographic and Health Survey
Author(s):
Antony Chikutsa, Alfred C Ncube, and Shephard Mutsau
Journal:
African Population Studies
(JUL 2014) , 28(2 Supplement): 1057-1071; DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.11564/28-0-557
Topic(s):
Family Planning
,
Female Genital Cutting
,
Gender
,
HIV/AIDS
,
Maternal Health
Country(s):
Zimbabwe
Web:
http://aps.journals.ac.za/pub/article/view/557/459
Mother to daughter transmission of Female Genital Cutting in Egypt, Burkina Faso and Senegal
Author(s):
Patrizia Farina, and Livia Elisa Ortensi
Journal:
African Population Studies
(JUL 2014) , 28(2 Supplement): 1119-1131; DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.11564/28-0-561
Topic(s):
Female Genital Cutting
Country(s):
Egypt
,
Multiple African Countries
,
Burkina Faso
,
Senegal
Web:
http://aps.journals.ac.za/pub/article/view/561/461
Female genital mutilation and intimate partner violence in the Ivory Coast
Author(s):
Karl Peltzer, and Supa Pengpid
Journal:
BMC Women's Health
(JAN 2014) , 14:13; DOI: 10.1186/1472-6874-14-13
Topic(s):
Domestic Violence
,
Female Genital Cutting
,
Gender
Country(s):
Cote D'Ivoire
Web:
https://bmcwomenshealth.biomedcentral.com/track/pdf/10.1186/
Comparison of Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) on Female Genital Mutilation prevalence in African countries
Author(s):
Kazue Tanaka, Jun Nishitani, and Kazuhiro Kakimoto
Journal:
Kokusai Hoken Iryo (Journal of International Health)
(DEC 2013) , 28(4); DOI: 10.11197/jaih.28.327
Topic(s):
Female Genital Cutting
Country(s):
Multiple African Countries
Web:
https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jaih/28/4/28_327/_pdf/-
Female Genital Mutilation in Sierra Leone: Forms, Reliability of Reported Status, and Accuracy of Related Demographic and Health Survey Questions
Author(s):
Owolabi Bjälkander, Donald S. Grant, Vanja Berggren, Heli Bathija, and Lars Almroth
Journal:
Obstetrics and Gynecoly International
(SEP 2013) , 2013:680926. doi: 10.1155/2013/680926.
Topic(s):
Female Genital Cutting
Country(s):
Sierra Leone
Web:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3800578/
Circumcision status and time to first sex among never-married young men in Malawi: evidence from the demographic and health survey
Author(s):
Mkandawire P, Luginaah I, Dixon J, Armah F, and Arku G
Journal:
AIDS and Behavior
(JUL 2013) , 17(6):2123-35; doi: 10.1007/s10461-013-0444-x
Topic(s):
Adult Health Issues
,
Female Genital Cutting
,
Fertility and Fertility Preferences
,
Gender
,
HIV/AIDS
,
Youth
Country(s):
Malawi
Estimates of Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting in 27 African Countries and Yemen
Author(s):
Yoder PS, Wang S, Johansen E.
Journal:
Studies in Family Planning
(JUN 2013) , 44(2):189-204. doi: 10.1111/j.1728-4465.2013.00352.x.
Topic(s):
Female Genital Cutting
Country(s):
Yemen
,
Multiple African Countries
The association between female genital mutilation and intimate partner violence
Author(s):
Salihu HM, August EM, Salemi JL, Weldeselasse H, Sarro YS, Alio AP.
Journal:
BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology
(DEC 2012) , 119(13):1597-605. doi: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2012.03481.x. Epub 2012 Aug 24.
Topic(s):
Domestic Violence
,
Female Genital Cutting
Country(s):
Mali
Religious Differences in Female Genital Cutting: A Case Study from Burkina Faso
Author(s):
Sarah R. Hayford, Jenny Trinitapoli
Journal:
Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion
(JUN 2011) , Volume 50, Issue 2, pages 252–271, June 2011; DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-5906.2011.01566.x
Topic(s):
Female Genital Cutting
,
Household and Respondent Characteristics
Country(s):
Burkina Faso
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