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Female Genital Mutilation in Infants and Young Girls : Report of Sixty Cases Observed at the General Hospital of Abobo (Abidjan, Cote D’Ivoire, West Africa)
Joint Authors
Seï, Dohagneron
Asse, Kouadio
Plo, Kouie
Yenan, John
Source
International Journal of Pediatrics
Issue
Vol. 2014, Issue 2014 (31 Dec. 2014), pp.1-5, 5 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2014-03-04
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
5
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
The practice of female genital mutilations continues to be recurrent in African communities despite the campaigns, fights, and laws to ban it.
A survey was carried out in infants and young girls at the General Hospital of Abobo in Cote D’Ivoire.
The purpose of the study was to describe the epidemiological aspects and clinical findings related to FGM in young patients.
Four hundred nine (409) females aged from 1 to 12 years and their mothers entered the study after their consent.
The results were that 60/409 patients (15%) were cut.
The majority of the young females came from Muslim families (97%); the earlier age at FGM procedure in patients is less than 5 years: 87%.
Amongst 409 mothers, 250 women underwent FGM which had other daughters cut.
Women were mainly involved in the FGM and their motivations were virginity, chastity, body cleanliness, and fear of clitoris similar to penis.
Only WHO types I and II were met.
If there were no incidental events occurred at the time of the procedure, the obstetrical future of these young females would be compromised.
With FGM being a harmful practice, health professionals and NGOs must unite their efforts in people education to abandon the procedure.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Plo, Kouie& Asse, Kouadio& Seï, Dohagneron& Yenan, John. 2014. Female Genital Mutilation in Infants and Young Girls : Report of Sixty Cases Observed at the General Hospital of Abobo (Abidjan, Cote D’Ivoire, West Africa). International Journal of Pediatrics،Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-5.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Plo, Kouie…[et al.]. Female Genital Mutilation in Infants and Young Girls : Report of Sixty Cases Observed at the General Hospital of Abobo (Abidjan, Cote D’Ivoire, West Africa). International Journal of Pediatrics No. 2014 (2014), pp.1-5.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Plo, Kouie& Asse, Kouadio& Seï, Dohagneron& Yenan, John. Female Genital Mutilation in Infants and Young Girls : Report of Sixty Cases Observed at the General Hospital of Abobo (Abidjan, Cote D’Ivoire, West Africa). International Journal of Pediatrics. 2014. Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-5.
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Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-502122