Community gender systems and a daughter's risk of female genital mutilation/cutting: Multilevel findings from Egypt.
We tested a feminist social-ecological model to understand community influences on daughters' experience of female genital mutilation/cutting (FGMC) in Egypt, where over 90% of women ages 15-49 are cut. FGMC has potential adverse effects on demographic and health outcomes and has been defined a...
Main Authors: | Kathryn M Yount, Yuk Fai Cheong, Rose Grace Grose, Sarah R Hayford |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2020-01-01
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Series: | PLoS ONE |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0229917 |
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