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. 2001 Oct-Dec;27(5):589-91.
doi: 10.1080/713846814.

Attitudes of medical students towards female genital mutilation

A H Refaat  1 , K F Dandash, G Lotfy, M Eyada
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Attitudes of medical students towards female genital mutilation

A H Refaat et al. J Sex Marital Ther. 2001 Oct-Dec.

Abstract

This study investigated the attitudes of medical students towards female genital mutilation (FGM). The students agreed that it is a priority health problem in the community. As physicians, 61% said they would not perform it on their patients and 17% would join any group fighting this practice. While still students, 52% said they would fight its practice within their families, and 26% planned to initiate action against it. It was not considered a problem at all by 22% of the students surveyed.

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