Reliability of self reported form of female genital mutilation and WHO classification: cross sectional study
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Reliability of self reported form of female genital mutilation and WHO classification: cross sectional study.
OBJECTIVE To assess the reliability of self reported form of female genital mutilation (FGM) and to compare the extent of cutting verified by clinical examination with the corresponding World Health Organization classification. DESIGN Cross sectional study. SETTINGS One paediatric hospital and one gynaecological outpatient clinic in Khartoum, Sudan, 2003-4. PARTICIPANTS 255 girls aged 4-9...
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عنوان ژورنال: BMJ
سال: 2006
ISSN: 0959-8138,1468-5833
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.38873.649074.55