Factors associated with female genital mutilation in Burkina Faso and its policy implications

International Journal for Equity in Health

Volumn 10, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Karmaker, Bue ^a   Kandala, Ngianga Bakwin ^a,b   Chung, Donna ^c   Clarke, Aileen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOTSWANA   (Botswana)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN IMMIGRANT; AGE STRUCTURE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHIC SURVEY; DISEASE PREVALENCE; ECONOMIC ACTIVITY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SURVEY; POLICY IMPLEMENTATION; REPRODUCTIVE DISORDER; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; RISK FACTOR; SAMPLING; WOMENS HEALTH;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BURKINA FASO; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DAUGHTER; DECISION MAKING; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATION; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION; GENITAL INJURY; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH LITERACY; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL ETHICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIGION; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIOECONOMICS;

BURKINA FASO;

EID: 79955955117     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14759276     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1475-9276-10-20     Document Type: Article

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