Reasons behind Female Genital Cutting – a literature review (2014)
This study is a Descriptive research regarding All FGM/C with the following characteristics:
Author(s): Emmy Nakimuli Marnell
FGM/C Type(s): All
Health area of focus: None.
Objective: The aim of the study was to investigate the underlying reasons for FGC.
Study Population: Not stated
Findings: Six major themes emerged in the result: virginity,marriageability and family honour,femininity and perception of beauty,sexuality,religion,social pressure and mysticism and magic. In addition,the author has introduced a seventh heading,”Multiple reasons and other findings”,where references which are a combination of the reasons already mentioned under the six major themes are included,together with some other findings,in order to fully illustrate the complexity of the issue.
Geographical coverage
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