Female genital mutilation and female genital schistosomiasis--bourouwel, the worm: traditional belief or medical explanation for a cruel practice?
Midwifery
.
2013 Aug;29(8):e73-7.
doi: 10.1016/j.midw.2012.12.011.
Epub 2013 Mar 15.
Authors
Jürgen Wacker
1
,
Adama Zida
,
Christina Sitz
,
Dagmar Schweinfurth
,
Janika Briegel
,
Anika Hüser
,
Hermann Feldmeier
,
Joachim Richter
Affiliation
1
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology Bruchsal, Teaching Hospital of the University of Heidelberg, Germany. juergen.wacker@kliniken-lk.de
PMID:
23497765
DOI:
10.1016/j.midw.2012.12.011
No abstract available
MeSH terms
Africa
Circumcision, Female / ethnology*
Female
Genital Diseases, Female / prevention & control*
Humans
Medicine, African Traditional*
Schistosomiasis / prevention & control*
Women's Health