Female Genital Mutilation: Policies to Encourage Abandonment (2011)
This study is a Exploratory research regarding All FGM/C with the following characteristics:
Author(s): Melissa Arneson
FGM/C Type(s): All
Health area of focus: None.
Objective: To look at the different aspects on FGM/C
Study Population: Relied on DHS datasets
Findings: The study assumed,wrongly,that FGM/C was only practiced in remote areas of Africa where educational opportunities were few and outside influences were nil. However,it found that FGM/C was practiced in many countries in Africa,the Middle East,and around the world. It was a barbaric practice that has no religious significance and is incredibly harmful to women and their health,both mentally and physically
Geographical coverage
Region(s):Northern Africa
Country(ies):Egypt