Factors determining whether Ethiopian women support continuation of female genital mutilation

International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 107, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 232-235

  Masho, Saba W ^a   Matthews, Lindsey ^a  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Female genital circumcision; Female genital mutilation; Women's beliefs; Women's opinions

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATION; ETHIOPIA; FEMALE; FEMALE CIRCUMCISION; FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION; GENITAL INJURY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MARRIAGE; MASS MEDIUM; MOSLEM; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RURAL AREA;

EID: 70449118969     PISSN: 00207292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijgo.2009.07.022     Document Type: Article

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