Incontinence and trauma: Sexual violence, female genital cutting and proxy measures of gynecological fistula

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 68, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 971-979

  Peterman, Amber ^a   Johnson, Kiersten ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b MACRO INTERNATIONAL INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Ethiopia; Female genital cutting; Fistula; Incontinence; Malawi; Rwanda; Sexual violence; Sub Saharan Africa; Uganda

Indexed keywords

ABNORMALITY; PUBLIC HEALTH; SURVEY; VIOLENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICA, EASTERN; CIRCUMCISION, FEMALE; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALAWI; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; RAPE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; URINARY INCONTINENCE; VAGINAL FISTULA; YOUNG ADULT;

AFRICA; CENTRAL AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; ETHIOPIA; MALAWI; RWANDA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; UGANDA;

FISTULA;

EID: 60349095111     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2008.12.006     Document Type: Article

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