Exploring the capacity of the Somaliland healthcare system to manage female genital mutilation / cutting-related complications and prevent the medicalization of the practice: a cross-sectional study

BACKGROUND: Female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) negatively impacts the wellbeing of girls and women throughout their lifecycle. In Somalia, FGM/C prevalence is nearly universal (98%) among females aged 15–49 years, with infibulation prevalence at 77%. Whilst there is need to engage healthcare...

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Autores principales: Yussuf, Mohamed, Matanda, Dennis J., Powell, Richard A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2020
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7068950/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32164693
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12913-020-5049-2

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