Background Men in their roles as fathers, husbands, community and religious leaders may
play a pivotal part in the continuation of female genital mutilation (FGM). However, the …

Efforts aimed at the abandonment of Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C) in the
communities where it is deeply rooted have extensively considered and addressed women's …

Understanding the forces underpinning female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) is a
necessary first step to prevent the continuation of a practice that is associated with health …

Female genital mutilation/cutting “FGM/C” is a deep-rooted damaging practice. Despite the
growing efforts to end this practice, the current trends of its decline are not enough to …

Background Female genital mutilation (FGM) is a traditional harmful practice that can cause
severe physical and psychological damages to girls and women. Increasingly, trained health …

Background Female genital cutting, also termed female genital mutilation (FGM), is a
damaging practice with no health benefits for girls or women, and is considered to be a …

Background: To examine women's attitude towards discontinuation of female genital
mutilation (FGM) in association with their access to information, knowledge of health effects …

Background Female genital mutilation (FGM) is prevalent in Iraqi Kurdistan Region, but
there is a lack of adequate knowledge about how the practice is perceived by the women …

Background Female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) is a harmful traditional practice that
affects two out of three girls in The Gambia, seriously threatening their life and well-being …

Background Female genital mutilation (FGM) is prevalent in communities of migration. Given
the harmful effects of the practice and its illegal status in many countries, there have been …