Female genital mutilation: Knowledge, attitude and practice among nurses

Journal of the National Medical Association

Volumn 98, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 409-414

  Onuh, Sunday O ^b   Igberase, Gabriel O ^a   Umeora, Joaness O U ^b   Okogbenin, Sylvanus A ^b   Otoide, Valentine O ^b   Gharoro, Etedafe P ^b  

^a Baptist Medical Centre   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BENIN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Females; Genital mutilation; Human rights; Nurses

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CHILDBIRTH; CULTURAL FACTOR; CULTURAL SENSITIVITY; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE CIRCUMCISION; FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION; FEMALE GENITAL SYSTEM; GENITAL TRACT INFECTION; GYNECOLOGIC SURGERY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSE; INJURY; KELOID; LABOR COMPLICATION; NIGERIA; NORMAL HUMAN; NURSE; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING KNOWLEDGE; NURSING PRACTICE; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCAR FORMATION;

ADULT; CIRCUMCISION, FEMALE; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NIGERIA; NURSES;

EID: 33644815302     PISSN: 00279684     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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