Female genital mutilation: A literature review of the current status of legislation and policies in 27 African countries and Yemen (2015)
This study is a Exploratory research regarding All FGM/C with the following characteristics:
Author(s): Muthumbi J, Svanemyr J, Scolaro E, Temmerman M, Say L
FGM/C Type(s): All
Health area of focus: None.
Objective: To discuss the results of a literature review that assessed the impact of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) legislation in 28 countries (27 in Africa and Yemen) where FGM/C is concentrated
Study Population: Relied on articles
Findings: The study concluded that while the majority of countries had adopted legal frameworks prohibiting FGM/C,these measures were ineffective in preventing and/or in accelerating the abandonment of the practice
Geographical coverage
Region(s):Western Africa,Eastern Africa,Middle Africa,Western Asia,Northern Africa
Country(ies):Benin,Burkina Faso,Cameroon,Central African Republic,Chad,Côte d’Ivoire,Djibouti,Egypt,Eritrea,Ethiopia,Gambia,Ghana,Guinea,Guinea-Bissau,Kenya,Liberia,Mali,Mauritania,Niger,Nigeria,Senegal,Sierra Leone,Somalia,Sudan,Tanzania,Togo,Uganda,Yemen