Long-term consequences of female genital mutilation in a European context: Self perceived health of FGM women compared to non-FGM women

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 106, Issue , 2014, Pages 177-184

  Andro, Armelle ^a,b   Cambois, Emmanuelle ^b   Lesclingand, Marie ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS 1 PANTHÉON SORBONNE   (France)

^b INSTITUT NATIONAL D'ÉTUDES DÉMOGRAPHIQUES   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ CÔTE D'AZUR   (France)

Author keywords

Disability; Female genital cutting; France; Migrant women; Sexual health

Indexed keywords

DISABILITY; HEALTH CARE; IMMIGRANT; WOMENS HEALTH;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD HEALTH; CHILDBIRTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DISEASES; ETHNIC GROUP; FAMILY SERVICE; FEMALE; FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION; FRANCE; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; GYNECOLOGIC CARE; GYNECOLOGIC INFECTION; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH STATUS INDICATOR; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL CARE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PAIN; POPULATION BASED CASE CONTROL STUDY; PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEM; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; RESIDENTIAL HOME; SAMPLING; SELF CONCEPT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SLEEP DISORDER; SYMPTOM; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

FRANCE;

DISABILITY; FEMALE GENITAL CUTTING; FRANCE; MIGRANT WOMEN; SEXUAL HEALTH;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CIRCUMCISION, FEMALE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIAGNOSTIC SELF EVALUATION; FEMALE; FRANCE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84896844232     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: 18735347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2014.02.003     Document Type: Article

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