Female genital cutting: current practices and beliefs in western Africa

• 主要な著者: Heather L Sipsma (著者), Peggy G Chen (著者), Angela Ofori-Atta (著者), Ukwuoma O Ilozumba (著者), Kapouné Karfo (著者), Elizabeth H Bradley (著者)
• フォーマット: 図書
• 出版事項: The World Health Organization, 2012-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• 主題: article
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OBJECTIVE: To conduct a cross-national comparative study of the prevalence and correlates of female genital cutting (FGC) practices and beliefs in western Africa. METHODS: Data from women who responded to the Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys between 2005 and 2007 were used to estimate the frequenc...