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Abandoning Female Genital Cutting

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InfoShare Partner: Population Reference Bureau
Publication Date: August 2001
Update Date: April 2003
Type of Document: Article/Report/Paper
Topics: Female genital cutting
Region: Middle East/North Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa
Language: English
Number of Pages: 37
File Size: 380 KB
File Format: Adobe Acrobat (PDF)

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This report presents special data tabulations from Demographic and Health Surveys on the prevalence of and attitudes toward female genital cutting (FGC) in Burkina Faso, the Central African Republic, Egypt, Eritrea, Kenya, Mali, Sudan, Tanzania, and Yemen. The report also discusses local and national efforts to end the practice, and presents recommendations to policymakers and program managers.