Female genital mutilation/cutting in Sierra Leone: are educated women intending to circumcise their daughters?

Female genital mutilation/cutting in Sierra Leone: are educated women intending to circumcise their daughters?

Abstract Background Female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) has been recognized as a gross violation of human rights of girls and women. This is well established in numerous international legal instruments. It forms part of the initiation ceremony that confers womanhood in Sierra Leone. Girls and...

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Main Authors: Edward Kwabena Ameyaw, Justice Kanor Tetteh, Ebenezer Kwesi Armah-Ansah, Kofi Aduo-Adjei, Aisha Sena-Iddrisu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-07-01
Series:BMC International Health and Human Rights
Subjects:
Female genital mutilation
Female genital cutting
Circumcision
Education
Sierra Leone
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12914-020-00240-0

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