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Thirty-year trends in the prevalence and severity of female genital mutilation: a comparison of 22 countries

INTRODUCTION: Female genital mutilation (FGM) harms women’s health and well-being and is widely considered a violation of human rights. The United Nations has called for elimination of the practice by 2030. METHODS: We used household survey data to measure trends in the prevalence of FGM in 22 count...

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Autores principales: Koski, Alissa, Heymann, Jody
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5717946/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29225952
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjgh-2017-000467