Female genital cutting in Kilimanjaro, Tanzania: changing attitudes?

OBJECTIVES To study the prevalence, type, social correlates and attitudes towards female genital cutting (FGC) among urban women in Kilimanjaro, Tanzania; and to examine the association between FGC and gynaecological problems, reproductive tract infections (RTIs) and HIV. METHODS In 1999, 379 women...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Tropical medicine & international health 2002-02, Vol.7 (2), p.159-165
Hauptverfasser:	Msuya, Sia E., Mbizvo, Elizabeth, Hussain, Akhtar, Sundby, Johanne, Sam, Noel E., Stray‐Pedersen, Babill
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adolescent Adult Attitude to Health attitudes Biological and medical sciences Circumcision, Female - adverse effects Circumcision, Female - psychology Circumcision, Female - statistics & numerical data Ethnic Groups Female female genital cutting Female genital diseases Genital Diseases, Female - epidemiology Gynecology. Andrology. Obstetrics HIV Humans Infection - epidemiology Infection - microbiology Infection - virology Medical sciences Middle Aged Prevalence RTIs Sexually Transmitted Diseases - epidemiology Social Change Tanzania Tropical medicine Tumors Urban Population
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