Do educated women in Sierra Leone support discontinuation of female genital mutilation/cutting? Evidence from the 2013 Demographic and Health Survey

• Main Authors: Edward Kwabena Ameyaw (Author), Sanni Yaya (Author), Abdul-Aziz Seidu (Author), Bright Opoku Ahinkorah (Author), Linus Baatiema (Author), Carolyne Njue (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2020-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Introduction Female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) comprises all procedures that involve the total or partial elimination of the external genitalia or any injury to the female genital organ for non-medical purposes. More than 200 million females have undergone the procedure globally, wi...