Female Genital Mutilation in Sierra Leone: Forms, Reliability of Reported Status, and Accuracy of Related Demographic and Health Survey Questions

• Autors principals: Owolabi Bjälkander (Autor), Donald S. Grant (Autor), Vanja Berggren (Autor), Heli Bathija (Autor), Lars Almroth (Autor)
• Format: Llibre
• Publicat: Hindawi Limited, 2013-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Matèries: article
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Objective. To determine forms of female genital mutilation (FGM), assess consistency between self-reported and observed FGM status, and assess the accuracy of Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) FGM questions in Sierra Leone. Methods. This cross-sectional study, conducted between October 2010 and A...