Factors associated with the practice of and intention to perform female genital mutilation on a female child among married women in Abakaliki Nigeria
Abstract Background Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), also known as Female Genital Cutting or Female Circumcision is the harmful excision of the female genital organs for non-medical reasons. According to WHO, approximately 200 million girls and women have been genitally mutilated globally. Its recog...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2023-07-01
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| Series: | BMC Women's Health |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12905-023-02537-3 |