The association between female genital mutilation and intimate partner violence

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 119, Issue 13, 2012, Pages 1597-1605

  Salihu, H M ^a,b   August, E M ^a   Salemi, J L ^a   Weldeselasse, H ^a   Sarro, Y S ^c   Alio, A P ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BAMAKO   (Mali)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Domestic violence; female circumcision; female genital mutilation; intimate partner violence

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; EMOTIONAL VIOLENCE; FEMALE; FEMALE CIRCUMCISION; FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION; GENITAL INJURY; HUMAN; INJURY SEVERITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALI; PARTNER VIOLENCE; PHYSICAL VIOLENCE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUAL VIOLENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CIRCUMCISION, FEMALE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALI; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; ODDS RATIO; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SPOUSE ABUSE; WOMEN'S HEALTH; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84869874307     PISSN: 14700328     EISSN: 14710528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2012.03481.x     Document Type: Article

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