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Female Genital Cutting (English)

Document Type: Other Documents
Publication Topic(s): Gender, Female Genital Cutting
Language: English
Author(s): Dara Carr and Macro International Inc. Calverton, Maryland, USA
Publication Date: September 1997
Publication ID: OD6

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Front Matter (PDF, 526K)
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Introduction (PDF, 743K)
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Summary of Findings (PDF, 588K)
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Prevalence (PDF, 1133K)
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Attitudes (PDF, 1144K)
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Types (PDF, 793K)
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Conditions and Health Effects (PDF, 901K)
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Generational Differences (PDF, 1225K)
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Program Issues (PDF, 930K)
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References (PDF, 403K)
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Appendix A: Tables (PDF, 1072K)
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Appendix B: Summary of Information Collected (PDF, 831K)

Abstract:

Survey findings on female genital cutting from seven African countries with representative samples of more than 55,000 women and 1,000 men interviewed. Theses surveys were conducted between 1989 and 1996 under the auspices of the DHS program.