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1
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| pubmed:dateCreated |
1999-2-12
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This study evaluates the prevalence, complications, and attitudes concerning the practice of female circumcision among the women of Eritrea. Four hundred thirty-six Eritrean women from rural and urban environments were questioned about their perceptions and beliefs concerning female circumcision. Eighty-eight percent of those interviewed had undergone some form of female circumcision. Those who favored the continuation of the practice were more likely to be rural dwellers with little formal education, and they did so primarily out of tradition or cultural conformity. The direct and indirect consequences of this practice to the health of women and infants are considerable and as complex as the social, religious, and traditional factors that have led to its preservation.
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http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/Africa,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/Africa South Of The Sahara,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/Attitude,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/Behavior,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/CULTURE,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/Demographic Factors,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/Developing Countries,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/Eastern Africa,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/Female Genital...,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/Population,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/Population Characteristics,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/Psychological Factors,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/Research Methodology,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/Research Report,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/Rural Population--women,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/Sampling Studies,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/Studies,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/Surveys--women,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/Urban Population--women,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/Women
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| pubmed:language |
eng
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| pubmed:journal | |
| pubmed:citationSubset |
IM
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| pubmed:status |
MEDLINE
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| pubmed:month |
Jan
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| pubmed:issn |
0026-4075
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| pubmed:author | |
| pubmed:issnType |
Print
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| pubmed:volume |
164
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| pubmed:owner |
NLM
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| pubmed:authorsComplete |
Y
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| pubmed:pagination |
11-6
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| pubmed:dateRevised |
2004-11-17
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| pubmed:otherAbstract |
PIP: This paper evaluates the current practice of female circumcision in Eritrea. The study, in particular, examined the extent of the practice, its immediate and long-term complications, and attitudes towards the practice among women in Eritrea. The sample population comprised 436 Eritrean women from rural and urban environments. About 88% had undergone some form of female circumcision, while 63% were circumcised during infancy or early childhood. Although 73% of the women believed that female circumcision should be abandoned, 79% preferred to have their daughters circumcised. Those women who favored the continuation of female circumcision were primarily rural dwellers with little formal education. The immediate complications of this practice were hemorrhage, infection, trauma, and shock, while the long-term complications include psychological, hematocolpos, keloid formation, obstructed labor injury complex, pelvic contractures, infertility, and fistula formation. The consequences of this practice were considerable and as complex as the social, religious, and traditional factors behind its preservation.
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| pubmed:meshHeading |
pubmed-meshheading:9922637-Adult,
pubmed-meshheading:9922637-Christianity,
pubmed-meshheading:9922637-Circumcision, Female,
pubmed-meshheading:9922637-Eritrea,
pubmed-meshheading:9922637-Female,
pubmed-meshheading:9922637-Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice,
pubmed-meshheading:9922637-Humans,
pubmed-meshheading:9922637-Islam,
pubmed-meshheading:9922637-Questionnaires,
pubmed-meshheading:9922637-Women,
pubmed-meshheading:9922637-Women's Health
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| pubmed:year |
1999
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| pubmed:articleTitle |
Female circumcision: the prevalence and nature of the ritual in Eritrea.
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| pubmed:affiliation |
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Madigan Army Medical Center, Tacoma, WA 98431, USA.
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| pubmed:publicationType |
Journal Article
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