Background: Female genital mutilation (FGM) is a global challenge with estimated over two
hundred million girls and women worldwide having undergone the procedure and another …

Background Female genital mutilation (FGM) is a worldwide problem, and it is practiced by
many communities in Africa and Asia as well as immigrants from those areas. This practice …

Background Female genital mutilation (FGM) is nontherapeutic surgical modification of the
female genitalia. It is an ancient tradition in large parts of Africa, including Ethiopia …

Female genital mutilation is still a serious health problem in Ethiopia. Female genital
mutilation conceptualizes harmful traditional practice and is among existing traditional …

Female genital mutilation (FGM) is a traditional practice performed in different parts of the
world, although the type and its prevalence may be different, affecting the wellbeing of …

Background: Female genital mutilation is a long held tradition in the society of Ethiopia. It
has significant drawbacks leading women of all age to different forms of morbidity and …

Introduction: Female genital mutilation (FGM) is cutting away part of the female external
genitalia or other injuries to the female genitalia for cultural purpose. This practice is against …

Female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) is worldwide problem and affecting almost all
ethnic groups. For many years its ill health effect received little public attention. Like many …

Background Guinea has a high prevalence of female genital mutilation (FGM)(95%) and it is
a major concern affecting the health and the welfare of women and girls. Population-based …

Background: Female genital mutilation (FGM) is a harmful traditional practice that is deeply
rooted in Africa. It has been outlawed in Bayelsa state of Nigeria but there is evidence that its …