Preventing female genital mutilation in high income countries: a systematic review of the evidence

Preventing female genital mutilation in high income countries: a systematic review of the evidence

Abstract Background Female genital mutilation (FGM) is prevalent in communities of migration. Given the harmful effects of the practice and its illegal status in many countries, there have been concerted primary, secondary and tertiary prevention efforts to protect girls from FGM. However, there is...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Carolyne Njue, Jamlick Karumbi, Tammary Esho, Nesrin Varol, Angela Dawson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-07-01
Series:Reproductive Health
Subjects:
Female genital mutilation
Migrants
Health prevention
Systematic review
High-income countries
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12978-019-0774-x

Internet

http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12978-019-0774-x

Similar Items