Disappearance of female genital mutilation from the Bedouin population of Southern Israel (2009)

This study is a Descriptive research regarding All FGM/C with the following characteristics:

Author(s): Halila S,Belmaker R,Abu Rabia Y,Froimovici M,Applebaum J
FGM/C Type(s): All
Health area of focus: Gynaecological.

Objective: To survey the Bedouin population focusing on those tribes previously reported to perform FGM/C
Study Population: Women
Findings: Out of the 132 women who were examined,no cases of any scarring of the kind reported in the previous study were found on physical examination. FGM/C has apparently disappeared over 15 years in a population in which it was once prevalent

Geographical coverage
Region(s):Western Asia
Country(ies):Israel

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