Predictors of female genital cutting among university students in northern Nigeria

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 387-392

  Iliyasu, Z ^a   Abubakar, I S ^a   Galadanci, H S ^a   Haruna, F ^a   Aliyu, M H ^b  

^a BAYERO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Female genital cutting; Female university students; Nigeria; Predictors; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; FEMALE CIRCUMCISION; GEOGRAPHIC ORIGIN; HUMAN; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; NIGERIA; NORMAL HUMAN; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; UNIVERSITY STUDENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CIRCUMCISION, FEMALE; CULTURE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; NIGERIA; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; STUDENTS; UNIVERSITIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84860141992     PISSN: 01443615     EISSN: 13646893     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/01443615.2012.666582     Document Type: Article

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