Female Genital Cutting Restricts Sociosexuality Among the Igbo People of Southeast Nigeria
Female genital cutting (FGC) involves partial or total removal of the external female genitalia and causes detrimental effects on woman’s physical and psychological health. Estimates suggest that 130 million women and girls have experienced FGC worldwide. A frequently cited reason for performing thi...
Main Authors: | Ike E. Onyishi, Pavol Prokop, Chiedozie O. Okafor, Michael N. Pham |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
2016-05-01
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Series: | Evolutionary Psychology |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1177/1474704916648784 |
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