Abstract
Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) refers to the deliberate partial or total removal of the external female genitalia or other injury to the female genital organs for non-medicalreasons.1-3 FGM is a global human rights issue and it is thought that worldwide up to 200million women and girls have been subjected to the procedure and as many as 3 million girls are still undergoing the practice annually
| Original language | English |
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| Publisher | SA Health |
| Number of pages | 21 |
| Place of Publication | South Australia |
| ISBN (Print) | 9781760830472 |
| Publication status | Published - 2018 |
| Externally published | Yes |
UN SDGs
This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
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SDG 5 Gender Equality
Keywords
- Female Genital Mutilation (FGM)
- Female genital cutting (FGC)
- post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
- World Health Organization (WHO)
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