Women's empowerment and female genital mutilation intention for daughters in Sierra Leone: a multilevel analysis

• Main Authors: Edward Kwabena Ameyaw (Author), Seun Anjorin (Author), Bright Opoku Ahinkorah (Author), Abdul-Aziz Seidu (Author), Olalekan A. Uthman (Author), Mpho Keetile (Author), Sanni Yaya (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2021-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Female genital mutilation is common in Sierra Leone. Evidence indicates that empowering women provides protective benefits against female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C). Yet, the relationship between women's empowerment and their intention to cut their daughters has not...