It’s a woman’s thing: gender roles sustaining the practice of female genital mutilation among the Kassena-Nankana of northern Ghana

INTRODUCTION: The practice of female genital mutilation (FGM/C) in traditional African societies is grounded in traditions of patriarchy that subjugate women. It is widely assumed that approaches to eradicating the practice must therefore focus on women’s empowerment and changing gender roles. METHO...

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Autores principales: Akweongo, Patricia, Jackson, Elizabeth F., Appiah-Yeboah, Shirley, Sakeah, Evelyn, Phillips, James F.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2021
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Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7923333/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33648528
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12978-021-01085-z

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7923333/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33648528
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12978-021-01085-z

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