It’s a woman’s thing: gender roles sustaining the practice of female genital mutilation among the Kassena-Nankana of northern Ghana

INTRODUCTION: The practice of female genital mutilation (FGM/C) in traditional African societies is grounded in traditions of patriarchy that subjugate women. It is widely assumed that approaches to eradicating the practice must therefore focus on women’s empowerment and changing gender roles. METHO...

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Published in:Reprod Health
Main Authors: Akweongo, Patricia, Jackson, Elizabeth F., Appiah-Yeboah, Shirley, Sakeah, Evelyn, Phillips, James F.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: BioMed Central 2021
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7923333/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33648528
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12978-021-01085-z
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