Impact of the complete ban on female genital cutting on the attitude of educated women from Upper Egypt toward the practice

International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 120, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 275-278

  Hassanin, Ibrahim M A ^a   Shaaban, Omar M ^b  

^a Sohag University   (Egypt)

^b ASSIUT UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Egypt; Female circumcision; Female genital cutting

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EGYPT; FAMILY ATTITUDE; FEMALE; FEMALE CIRCUMCISION; FEMALE GENITAL CUTTING; HUMAN; LAW; MOTHER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD;

EID: 84873717416     PISSN: 00207292     EISSN: 18793479     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijgo.2012.10.010     Document Type: Article

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