Perception of primary health professionals about female genital mutilation: From healthcare to intercultural competence

BMC Health Services Research

Volumn 9, Issue , 2009, Pages

  Kaplan Marcusan, Adriana ^a   Torán Monserrat, Pere ^b,c   Moreno Navarro, Juana ^b   Fàbregas, Ma Jose Castany ^b   Muñoz Ortiz, Laura ^c  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b INSTITUT CATALÀ DE LA SALUT   (Spain)

^c Research Institute University Primary Care IDIAP Jordi Gol   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUTOMUTILATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; FEMALE; FEMALE GENITAL SYSTEM; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH BELIEF; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INTROSPECTION; KNOWLEDGE; MALE; MIDWIFE; NORMAL HUMAN; NURSE; PEDIATRICIAN; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; CULTURAL COMPETENCE; FEMALE CIRCUMCISION; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; MIDDLE AGED; SPAIN;

ADULT; AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CIRCUMCISION, FEMALE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; CULTURAL COMPETENCY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; SPAIN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 64749100481     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726963     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6963-9-11     Document Type: Article

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