[Female genital mutilation.] | ICRH

Authors and affiliation: 

Els Leye (ICRH); Marleen Temmerman (ICRH)

Ranking: 

A3

Team members: 

Dr. Els Leye; Prof. Dr. Marleen Temmerman; Leye E;Temmerman M;;

PubMedID: 

PM:11436419

Published: 

Verh K Acad Geneeskd Belg, 2001, 63 2, 161-176

Publication Date: 

01/01/2001

Female genital mutilation is a collective name for all traditional practices concerning the cutting of the female genitals. Approximately 130 million are genitally cut worldwide, more than 100 million live in Africa. Annually, 2 million girls are at risk of being circumcised. FGM is deeply rooted in culture, tradition, religion and the identity. Hence, the struggle against FGM must be a combined effort of law enforcement, targeted information- and sensibilization campaigns, education and training activities for various target groups that aim at establishing behavioural changes