Female genital mutilation; culture, religion, and medicalization, where do we direct our searchlights for it eradication: Nigeria as a case study

Female genital mutilation (FGM) is a form of violence against the girls and the women and also an infringement into the rights of the women in the society. It is practiced mostly in Africa, but migration has revolutionized its spread to almost all parts of the world. The government and the constitut...

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Main Authors: Olalekan Olugbenga Awolola, N A Ilupeju
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2019-01-01
Series:Tzu Chi Medical Journal
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Online Access:http://www.tcmjmed.com/article.asp?issn=1016-3190;year=2019;volume=31;issue=1;spage=1;epage=4;aulast=Awolola
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