Epidemiological insights on the association between female genital mutilation and Hepatitis C Infection in Egypt: An Examination using Demographic and Health Survey data of Egypt, 2008.
Purpose: Egypt has the highest prevalence of chronic Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infections and also a high prevalence of female genital mutilation (FGM). The high prevalence chronic hepatitis C has been attributed to HCV transmission by contaminated injections for the control of schistosomiasis. HCV in...
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Digital Archive @ GSU
2013
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| Online Access: | http://digitalarchive.gsu.edu/iph_theses/281 http://digitalarchive.gsu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1298&context=iph_theses |