Female Genital Mutilation (FGM): A global pandemic with hydra-headed implications
Department of Obstetrics &Gynaecology, Enugu State University of Science & Technology Teaching Hospital/College of Medicine, Enugu.
Review Article
World Journal of Advanced Research and Reviews, 2023, 18(01), 1087–1089
Article DOI: 10.30574/wjarr.2023.18.1.0647
Publication history:
Received on 04 March 2023; revised on 19 April 2023; accepted on 21 April 2023
Abstract:
Female Genital Mutilation, otherwise known as Female Genital Cutting is an age-long practice found among people of different tribes, race and religion with no obvious health benefit. It has many adverse impacts on a woman’s reproductive and sexual life and is currently considered a violation of a woman’s fundamental rights. Education and financial empowerment of the girl-child and strong political will to enact and enforce legislations against this practice will go a long way in curbing the menace.
Keywords:
Female; Genital; Mutilation; FGM; Pandemic
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