The socioeconomic dynamics of trends in female genital mutilation/cutting across Africa
Background The majority of women who undergo female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) live in Africa. Although the UN Sustainable Development Goals call for intensified efforts to accelerate the abandonment of FGM/C, little is known about where in Africa the declines in prevalence have been fastest...
Main Authors: | Ernestina Coast, Ewa Batyra, Ben Wilson, Valeria Cetorelli |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMJ Publishing Group
2020-10-01
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Series: | BMJ Global Health |
Online Access: | https://gh.bmj.com/content/5/10/e003088.full |
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