Search for dissertations about: "Female genital mutilation"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 6 swedish dissertations containing the words Female genital mutilation.
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1. Female genital mutilation : studies on primary and repeat female genital cutting
Abstract : Background: Worldwide at least 130 million now living women and girls have undergone female genital mutilation (FGM), also called female genital cutting (FGC). Reinfibulation (RI) is a secondary form, mainly performed after delivery. READ MORE
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2. Female genital mutilation in Sierra Leone
Abstract : Background: The prevalence of female genital mutilation (FGM) in Sierra Leone is the seventh highest in Africa, yet little research has been done on its effects on girls and women. Objectives: This thesis aims to provide knowledge on the effects and experiences of girls and women, and the views of adolescent boys, about FGM which is performed within the initiation ceremony of the Bondo Society in Sierra Leone. READ MORE
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3. Created by God : How Somalis in Swedish Exile Reassess the Practice of Female Circumcision
Abstract : 'Created by God' presents the views of Swedish Somalis on female circumcision and contrasts it to the Swedish public discourse on the issue. Despite the lack of documented illegal cases of female circumcision in Sweden, it is constantly claimed in the public discourse that female circumcision (female genital mutilation) is a practice upheld by the Somali exile group in Sweden. READ MORE
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4. Multiple meanings of female initiation. "Circumcision" among Jola Women in Lower Casamance, Senegal
Abstract : This anthropological study examines the meanings and practices of female "circumcision" and initiation in relation to identity and social change in contemporary Muslim Jola society, Senegal, West Africa. During the 20th century, clitoridectomy spread - allegedly as part of Islam - and became essential for a Jola woman's identity as a "real" woman and mother, and an important aspect of the women's initiation ritual. READ MORE
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5. Female genital mutilation : determinants and consequences among girls and women in Sudan
Abstract : Background: Female genital mutilation (FGM) is still a reality in Sudan, Egypt and sub-Saharan Africa with three million girls at risk of being subjected to the practice annually and approximately 140 million girls and women currently living with its consequences worldwide. Five hospital-based studies were conducted in Khartoum state, Sudan, with the following aims: (I) To investigate the association between FGM and primary infertility. READ MORE