Attitudes toward the discontinuation of female genital cutting among men and women in Guinea

International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 92, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 92-96

  Gage, A J ^a   Van Rossem, R ^b  

^a TULANE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Female circumcision; Gender; Guinea; Social attitudes; Women's health

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FEMALE CIRCUMCISION; GUINEA; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MALE; MARRIAGE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIGION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS;

EID: 28844448301     PISSN: 00207292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijgo.2005.09.019     Document Type: Article

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