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| lifeskim:mentions | |
| pubmed:issue |
7052
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| pubmed:dateCreated |
1996-9-10
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| pubmed:keyword |
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/Administrative Personnel,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/Africa,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/Arab Countries,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/Broadcast Media,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/CULTURE,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/Communication,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/Developing Countries,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/EGYPT,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/Female Genital Mutilation,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/Government Officials,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/Islam,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/Mass Media,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/Mediterranean Countries,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/Northern Africa,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/Organization And Administration,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/Political Factors,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/RELIGION,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/TELEVISION
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| pubmed:language |
eng
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| pubmed:journal | |
| pubmed:citationSubset |
AIM
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| pubmed:status |
MEDLINE
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| pubmed:month |
Aug
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| pubmed:issn |
0959-8138
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| pubmed:author | |
| pubmed:issnType |
Print
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| pubmed:day |
3
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| pubmed:volume |
313
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| pubmed:owner |
NLM
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| pubmed:authorsComplete |
Y
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| pubmed:pagination |
249
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| pubmed:dateRevised |
2004-11-17
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| pubmed:otherAbstract |
PIP: In the wake of the death of an 11-year-old girl the Egyptian government has banned any government-affiliated medical staff from performing female circumcision. Egyptian health policy has shifted from trying to control the practice by keeping it under government supervision towards condemnation. In October 1995 the health minister banned female circumcision from being carried out in state hospitals, a direct reversal of a 1994 decree that asked state hospitals to set aside one day a week for performing the procedure. The further restriction follows an incident in July 1996 when an 11-year-old girl bled to death in the rural area of Mansoora after being circumcised by a barber. Female genital mutilation in Egypt changed from an accepted custom to a political hot topic after the news network CNN in September 1994 featured the circumcision of a 9-year-old girl from Cairo. The footage embarrassed Egyptians and fueled an outcry by women's groups and nongovernmental organizations. Statistics compiled in 1994 by Egypt's former ministry of population estimated that between 70% and 90% of Egyptian women were circumcised. But a more recent survey puts the figure even higher, with 97% of women in both rural and urban areas having been circumcised. Circumcisions range from clitoridectomies to almost total removal of the outside genitalia. The practice seems to be rooted in both African tradition and Islamic beliefs, although many Islamic countries do not practice female circumcision. The main motivation seems to be in controlling women's sexual urges, and the belief that circumcision makes a woman more feminine. A university professor of gynecology teaches his medical students that circumcision is healthier for the woman. Most circumcisions in Egypt are performed by barbers or midwives, despite a sporadically enforced law forbidding the operation by anyone but a trained medical staff member. There is a high rate of complications, with some operations leading to infertility. Groups like the Population Council hope that further education and public debate will help to stop the practice.
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| pubmed:meshHeading | |
| pubmed:year |
1996
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| pubmed:articleTitle |
Female circumcision is curbed in Egypt.
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| pubmed:publicationType |
News
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