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Escaping social rejection, gaining total capital: the complex psychological experience of female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) among the Izzi in Southeast Nigeria

BACKGROUND: While the deleterious effects of FGM/C on physical health are well documented, the psychological experience of this harmful practice is a neglected area of research, which limits global mental health actions. As FGM/C was a traditional practice in some areas of Nigeria, the study aimed t...

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Autores principales: Omigbodun, Olayinka, Bella-Awusah, Tolulope, Emma-Echiegu, Nkechi, Abdulmalik, Jibril, Omigbodun, Akinyinka, Doucet, Marie-Hélène, Groleau, Danielle
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8842570/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35164773
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12978-022-01348-3