Methodological issues in measuring the impact of interventions against female genital cutting

Culture, Health and Sexuality

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 463-477

  Askew, Ian ^a  

^a POPULATION COUNCIL   (Kenya)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CALCULATION; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; FEMALE; FEMALE CIRCUMCISION; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAMPLE SIZE; VALIDATION PROCESS;

CIRCUMCISION, FEMALE; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; KENYA; PARENTS; PRIMARY PREVENTION; RESEARCH; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 26944440010     PISSN: 13691058     EISSN: 14645351     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13691050410001701939     Document Type: Article

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