Compassionate and Proactive Interventions by Health Workers in the United Kingdom: A Better Approach to Prevent and Respond to Female Genital Mutilation?
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- Record sourced from PubMed, PMID 27002322.
- Also identified by DOI 10.1371/journal.pmed.1001982 and PMC identifier 4803291.
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Abstract
Amasanti and colleagues consider female genital mutilation in the UK, how overly intrusive efforts to help might make the problem worse, and how best to move forwards.
Medical subject headings
- Child Abuse
- Circumcision, Female
- Health Personnel
- Mandatory Reporting
- Patient Education as Topic
- Prenatal Care
- Risk Assessment