Knowledge and perspectives of female genital cutting among the local religious leaders in Erbil governorate, Iraqi Kurdistan region

• Hoofdauteurs: Hamdia M. Ahmed (Auteur), Mosleh S. Kareem (Auteur), Nazar P. Shabila (Auteur), Barzhang Q. Mzori (Auteur)
• Formaat: Boek
• Gepubliceerd in: BMC, 2018-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Onderwerpen: article
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Abstract Background Religious leaders are one of the key actors in the issue of female genital cutting (FGC) due to the influential position they have in the community and the frequent association of FGC with the religion. This study aimed to assess the knowledge and perspectives of the local religi...